Author Description

"Indirect Translation Explained is the first comprehensive user-friendly book on the practice of translating indirectly in today's world. Unlike previous scholarly approaches, which have traditionally focused on translating from the original, this textbook offers practical advice on how to efficiently translate from an already translated text and for the specific purpose of further translation. Written by key specialists in this area of research and drawing on many years of translation teaching and practice, this process-focused textbook covers a range of languages, geographical settings and types of translation such as audiovisual, literary, news, scientific, technical translation, localization, interpreting. Since this topic addresses the concerns and practices of both more peripheral languages and more dominant languages, this textbook is usable by all, regardless of the language combinations they work with. Featuring theoretical considerations, tasks for hands-on practice, suggestions for further discussion, as well as diverse real-world examples, this is the essential textbook for all students and autodidacts learning how to translate via a third language"--