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From the Bible to the latest Swedish thriller: 2011 is the year of the translator

The 400th anniversary celebrations for the King James Bible and the constant presence of Stieg Larsson in English bestseller lists have contributed to a new appreciation of the art of the good translation

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At the beginning of the 21st century, the world remains a patchwork of more than 5,000 separate and competing languages.
But for those who still dream of the restoration of a universal language, the outlook has rarely been brighter
2011 has been an extraordinary year for the art of translation. Could the tower of Babel actually be rebuilt?

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By Robert McCrum, The ObserverGuardian, Sunday 27 November 2011


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