Page 1 of 2 Ron Chapman January 16, 2014 Some novels depicting the lives of interpreters or translators.
The Interpreter by Suki Kim https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13800.The_Interpreter “"The Interpreter", an off beat novel about Suzy Park, a confused and depressed Korean/American young woman, who discovers, while translating for a legal deposition, that the murders of her parents five years earlier” …
Between Worlds: Interpreters, Guides, and Survivors by Frances Karttunen http://www.amazon.com/Between-Worlds-Interpreters-GuidesSurvivors/dp/0813520304/ref=cm_lmf_tit_6 Spanning the globe and the centuries, Frances Karttunen tells the stories of sixteen men and women who served as interpreters and guides to conquerors, missionaries, explorers, soldiers, and anthropologists. These interpreters acted as uncomfortable bridges between two worlds; their own marginality, the fact that they belonged to neither world,underscores the complexity and tension between cultures meeting for the first time. The interpreters include: …
A Foreign Affair: A Passionate Life in Four Languages by Valerie Barnes http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/202902.A_Foreign_Affair_A_Passionate_Life _In_Four_Languages “Life of a conference interpreter in the 1950s and 1960s.” “A countless number of readers have praised this superlative book for the author's intelligent and informative writing, presenting a wealth of unique content on the subject that cannot be found elsewhere.”
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Daniel Stein, Interpreter: A Novel by Lyudmila Ulitskaya http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13588351-daniel-stein-interpreter “This innovative novel tells the story of Daniel Stein, a Polish Jew who narrowly survives the Holocaust by working for the Gestapo as an interpreter” ...
Suzanne Glass, The Interpreter https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/606794.The_Interpreter “At the end of a demanding day of translating speeches at an international medical conference in Manhattan, Dominique Green accidentally overhears something she is bound by her interpreter’s contract never to reveal. But she can’t forget it. After discovering a potentially revolutionary HIV treatment, a researcher has decided to keep it a secret from the company he works for, indefinitely postponing its trial and release. It is a treatment that could save Dominique’s close friend, but only if it’s available soon.” ...
The Interpreter: A Story of Two Worlds By Robert Moss http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/236062.The_Interpreter “ Later his father sends him to live among the Mohawks, where he learns their language and customs and finds his personal mission in life: to be a guide and interpreter” ________ Short video. United Nations, A Day in the Life of Real Interpreters Youtube video link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUuliWL4LyI ...