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Nabokoviana: "Bacacai" by Witold Gombrowicz (fwd)
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From: Christopher Macosa <cmakosa@earthlink.net>
There is a new literary site, both interesting and provocative, about
the English translation of "Bacacai" by Witold Gombrowicz (a major
Polish writer), Yale University Press and the way in which
the latter handled the translation and the translator:
http://www.perfekt.net/~kmakosa
Plenty of wordplay, biting satire, wry humor; who knows - perhaps even
Maestro Nabokov wouldn't mind visiting the indicated page?
Have fun!
There is a new literary site, both interesting and provocative, about
the English translation of "Bacacai" by Witold Gombrowicz (a major
Polish writer), Yale University Press and the way in which
the latter handled the translation and the translator:
http://www.perfekt.net/~kmakosa
Plenty of wordplay, biting satire, wry humor; who knows - perhaps even
Maestro Nabokov wouldn't mind visiting the indicated page?
Have fun!