Speaking in Tongues - Coetzee, J M; Dimópulos, Mariana
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Language, historically speaking, has always been slippery. Two dictionaries provide two different maps of the universe: which one is true, or are both false? Speaking in Tongues-taking the form of a dialogue between Nobel-Laureate novelist J. M. Coetzee and eminent translator Mariana Dimópulos-explores questions that have constantly plagued writers and translators, now more than ever. Among them: * How can a translator liberate meanings imprisoned in the language of a text? * Why is the masculine form dominant in gendered languages while the feminine is treated as a deviation? * How should we…mehr

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Language, historically speaking, has always been slippery. Two dictionaries provide two different maps of the universe: which one is true, or are both false? Speaking in Tongues-taking the form of a dialogue between Nobel-Laureate novelist J. M. Coetzee and eminent translator Mariana Dimópulos-explores questions that have constantly plagued writers and translators, now more than ever. Among them: * How can a translator liberate meanings imprisoned in the language of a text? * Why is the masculine form dominant in gendered languages while the feminine is treated as a deviation? * How should we counter the spread of monolingualism? * Should a translator censor racist or misogynistic language? * Does mathematics tell the truth about everything? In the tradition of Walter Benjamin's seminal essay "The Task of the Translator," Speaking in Tongues emerges as an engaging and accessible work of philosophy, shining a light on some of the most important linguistic and philological issues of our time.  
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Born in Cape Town, South Africa, J. M. Coetzee is the author of more than twenty books, including The Pole; Waiting for the Barbarians; Life and Times of Michael K, for which Coetzee was awarded the Booker Prize; Boyhood: Scenes from a Provincial Life; and several essay collections. With his novel Disgrace, Coetzee became the first author to win the Booker Prize twice. In 2003, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.