http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/MegaBBS/forum-view.asp?forumid=64 TC Discussion Forums Copyright ANVICA Software Development 2002-2009. All rights reserved. TC RSS Generator 23 Nov 2009 02:43 GMT http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/images/SteamingCup40.gif http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/MegaBBS/category-view.asp?showall=true /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread15099msg188913.htm#188913 Tsehay Amha: Hi everyone, I wanted to share something that touched me deeper. It is about a book originally written in Spanish and translated into English-'The Flight of the Feathered Serpent' by Armando Cosani. It captured the original context so much it is listed as number one in the prestigious book review ... 8 Nov 2009 14:39 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread653msg187315.htm#187315 Dodo Kaipdodo: Does that mean anybody can plagiarize the books and get away with it? 20 Oct 2009 21:11 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread653msg187275.htm#187275 Liliana Boladz-Nekipelov: I absolutely agree with both statements: sometimes the translations might be a better book even than the original, or the opposite: horrible. Exactly like with speeches of some politicians who do not speak English. I also agree with the second statement based on my experience from the country he is ... 20 Oct 2009 10:13 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread653msg187273.htm#187273 Jacek K.: From a 1986 interview with the late Austrian author Thomas Bernhard: Does the fate of your books interest you? No, not really. What about translations for example? I'm hardly interested in my own fate, and certainly not in that of my books. Translations? What do you mean? What happens to your books ... 20 Oct 2009 09:59 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread14931msg187045.htm#187045 Dodo Kaipdodo: This really depends. If the publisher does want the book, and wants it now , the contract can be signed the very same day. But if not... it might take months. I`m not kidding. 17 Oct 2009 12:04 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread14931msg187036.htm#187036 Justin Taylor: Thanks very much again Dodo. I guess the best is to just give it a go and see what happens. Do you know how long it usually takes between the proposition of a translation and the signing of a contract? Cordially Justin 17 Oct 2009 10:12 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread14938msg187035.htm#187035 Justin Taylor: Thanks much Nanna. That sight is very useful. 17 Oct 2009 10:06 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread14938msg186975.htm#186975 Nanna Mercer: Hi Justin, Have you considered http://www.buchmesse.de/en/ in Frankfurt? http://www.book-fair.com/en/fbf/general/ Nanna 16 Oct 2009 12:25 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread14931msg186969.htm#186969 Dodo Kaipdodo: Publishers usually make offers if they are interested in their projects. I don`t want to discourage you, but it is, more often than not, like this: if a publisher wants a book translated and approaches a translator, then the translator might (or in some cases might not) argue about some contract ... 16 Oct 2009 11:40 GMT /cafe/MegaBBS/forumthread14938msg186964.htm#186964 Justin Taylor: Wow, you are FAST! Thanks, I will take a look at these links. Justin 16 Oct 2009 11:29 GMT