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Mouse Or Rat?: Translation As Negotiation By Umberto Eco (Paperback,
2004)
From the world-famous author of THE NAME OF THE ROSE an illuminating and humorous study on the pleasures and pitfalls of translation'Translation is always a shift not between two languages but between two cultures A translator must take into account rules that are not strictly linguistic but broadly speaking cultural'Umberto Eco is of the world's most brilliant and entertaining writers on literature and language In this accessible and dazzling study he turns his eye on the subject of translations and the problems the differences between cultures can cause The book is full of little gems about mistranslations and misunderstandingsFor example when you put 'Studies in the logic of Charles Sanders Peirce' through an internet translation machine it becomes 'Studies in the logic of the Charles
of sandpaper grinding machines Peirce' In Italian 'ratto' has no connotation of 'contemptible person' but denotes speed ('you dirty rat' could take on a whole new meaning!)What could be a weighty subject is never dull fired by Eco's immense wit and erudition providing an entertaining read that illuminates the process of negotiation that all translators must make
of sandpaper grinding machines Peirce' In Italian 'ratto' has no connotation of 'contemptible person' but denotes speed ('you dirty rat' could take on a whole new meaning!)What could be a weighty subject is never dull fired by Eco's immense wit and erudition providing an entertaining read that illuminates the process of negotiation that all translators must make
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