Norman Thomas Di Giovanni vs. Andrew Hurley
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Norman Thomas Di Giovanni vs. Andrew Hurley| John Gargo |
Posted: May 31 2008, 09:25 AM
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 Literary lunatic  Group: Members Posts: 280 Member No.: 1,996 Joined: 20-May 08  |
So currently, Hurley's translations of Borges' fictions have become the standard in-print editions in the United States, but I've got a friend who swears by the older Di Giovanni versions (which Borges reportedly collaborated on). I am curious to know what people think of these two different translators, and which they prefer, and for what reasons, etc. etc.
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| suzannahhh |
Posted: May 31 2008, 09:37 AM
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I have mostly the Hurley tranlations
and eliot weinberger who I value highly as a translator especialy his translations of Octavio Paz |
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| Murti Bing |
Posted: Aug 23 2009, 02:07 AM
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Long sordid history here. It is my understanding that Di Giovanni is widely acknowledged to be the superior translator of Borges (I certainly like him better--see Funes the Memorious vs Hurley's tortured "Funes, His Memory"). Kodama, Borges' widow, has a long running (and possibly one-sided) feud with Di Giovanni over contractual issues. When the collected works came out, Di Giovanni was fozen out. He worked very closely with Borges for a long time. See this and this. |
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