The Art of Translation No. 6.

An interview with translator of German literature, creative writing professor, poet, and literary critic Michael Hofmann, is presented. He discusses translating the novella "The Legend of the Holy Drinker" by Joseph Roth for the publisher Chatto, a comparison with the contemporary Common Market and...

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Published in:Paris Review no. 230; pp. 172 - 206
Main Author: Creswell, Robyn
Format: Interview
Published: Paris Review Fall2019
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Summary:An interview with translator of German literature, creative writing professor, poet, and literary critic Michael Hofmann, is presented. He discusses translating the novella "The Legend of the Holy Drinker" by Joseph Roth for the publisher Chatto, a comparison with the contemporary Common Market and the depiction of the Austrian-Hungarian empire in Roth's works is made, German history, and his experiences in English public schools.