Video: “Magic Mountain” and dissecting the soul, a translator’s tough luck – ETH Library
Thomas Mann’s “The Magic Mountain” was translated into several languages shortly after its publication. How does a translator approach the novel 100 years later? A short video provides answers. (ETH Library Zurich, image archive / postcard, ca. 1910 / Photographer: Unknown / PK_006055 / Public Domain Mark) Language changes with its historical, cultural and technological … Read more