Honyaku Kyoshitsu (Asahi Bunko)

[Machine Translation] The author discusses with students how to translate nine English works, down to the last word, and then proceeds with the lecture. The author discusses with students how to translate nine English works down to the last word, and then proceeds to lecture on the characteristics and differences between English and Japanese, the meaning of writing styles, and the appeal of novels through the intellectual work of translation. Guest speakers include Haruki Murakami and J. Rubin.

東大文学部人気講義を載録。9つの英語作品をどう訳すか、著者は単語一つまで学生と討論し、講義を進める。翻訳という知的作業の追体験から出会う、英語と日本語の特性や違い、文体の意味、小説の魅力とは。ゲストに村上春樹氏、J・ルービン氏も登場。