The talk given by Karen Emmerich and Ersi was amazing. In comparison to Tracy K Smith who alters her translations as per her interpretations, I noticed how Ersi and Karen tried to capture the original essence of the work to present it as is. This was an interesting observation to make as it emphasizes upon the different routes taken by different authors to hammer home one specific point.
In the LA Times piece on The Vegetarian a word that stood out to me was ‘betrayal’ Karen also talked about it in her talk on Friday. To me it just seems like a very emotion driven word or a strong word to put forth ones opinion.
As far as Smith’s work on the Vegetarian goes it seems like she’s received significant criticism for it however since it was her first work she must be given more space to work on her mistakes. In her talk she also made points about taking an action concerning her mistakes instead of just pointing them out. If she had not translated the Vegetarian at the time she did it is likely that the audience must have never got a chance to see it for themselves.
-Tanishka
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