The Magic of Literary Translation and 'Bridget Jones' at 25

The Book Review

The New York Times

Books, Arts

4.2 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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The editors of The Book Review talk about the nitty gritty of literary translation. And then, a conversation about the novel “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” which was published in the U.S. 25 years ago.

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0:00.0	I'm Gilbert Cruz and this is the Book Review Podcast.
0:10.6	We were offered July 4th.
0:12.0	I hope you were too.
0:13.0	I hope you had a great holiday and read a little bit of something on your 2B Red pile.
0:19.2	This week we have a fascinating conversation about literature in translation.
0:23.9	How it's done, how it's changed over the years, and why we might all want to read a little
0:28.8	bit more of it.
0:30.7	And then, after the break, we look back at the Blockbuster book, Ridic Jones' Diary,
0:36.1	which was published 25 years ago in the United States.
0:43.5	I'm now joined by Juliana Barbasa, who runs news and features coverage for the Book Review
0:48.8	and Greg Cole, a senior editor here, and our poetry editor.
0:52.4	He's been on several times before.
0:54.4	Greg, thanks for being on again.
0:56.0	Thanks for having me.
0:57.0	Juliana, this is your first time.
0:59.0	Welcome.
1:00.0	It's a pleasure.
1:01.5	I hope so.
1:02.5	I hope so.
1:03.5	Not everyone who listens to the Book Review Podcast reads the Book Review in print form,
1:08.9	which is fine.
1:09.9	I get it.
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