If the translation is betrayal

Author's name: Gregory Rabelsadar Publisher: Al-Mada for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2025 Literary classification: Linguistic studies Book overview: If translation is treachery by Gregory Rabasa ... this book is pure enjoyment about the art of translation, and an exciting journey into the world of unknown translators. In it, Gregory Rabasa reveals the secrets of his personal experience in conveying meaning, feeling, intention, purpose, and the original message in the specific context in which it appears, and the methods he devised to face the challenges of translating works by a number of giants of Latin American literature into English, including Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julio Cortazar, Mario Vargas Llosa, Jorge Amado, and Miguel Angel Asturias. Rabasa's skillful translation of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude contributed to establishing the novel's position, which it did not achieve when published in its original language. Marquez said about him: He is the best Latin American writer who writes in English. His meticulous translation is credited with introducing Marquez and his fame outside Latin America, and with earning him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982. Rabasa is fluent in Latin, English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and French, and his academic study of languages and his expertise in translating the works of more than 30 writers have enriched this memoir, explaining the breaches of trust committed during translation, cultural, linguistic, grammatical, and structural differences between languages, and answering the most common question when discussing translation: Is translation treachery?