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The Reverse Side of the Tapestry

By (author) Alberto Manguel

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The Reverse Side of the Tapestry is the definition Cervantes gives of translation in Don Quixote; here, it is an essay on the translator's craft. Alberto Manguel has been a translator of many great writers - Borges and Marguerite Yourcenar into English; Katherine Mansfield and Paul Eluard into Spanish. In this book-length essay he delivers an eloquent meditation on the art of literary translation which, to Manguel's mind, is the keenest form of reading. Featuring original illustrations from Manguel himself.

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Normally shipped | Forthcoming
Publisher | Carcanet Press Ltd
Published date | 24 Sep 2026
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 144
Dimensions | 216 x 135 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-1-8001-7580-8
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BISAC | literary collections / essays
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