{"product_id":"translating-the-garden-m-r-ghanoonparvar-9780292728561","title":"Translating the Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003e Translating a work of literature from one language to another is an art form, in which the translated work becomes a \"conduit\" through which the reader of one language may pass into the cultural world of another. For the translator, the process of translation offers an intimate experience of the text that is perhaps unavailable even to the author. And yet, as M. R. Ghanoonparvar observes at the outset of this book, \"every translation is inevitably a failure, with occasional moments of success.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In \u003ci\u003eTranslating the Garden, \u003c\/i\u003e Ghanoonparvar allows readers to watch him in the process of translating Shahrokh Meskub's \u003ci\u003eGoftogu dar Bagh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Dialogue in the Garden)\u003c\/i\u003e from Persian into English. This short philosophical work uses a conversation between a writer and a painter to explore Persian perceptions of art, literature, nature, identity, and spirituality. As he translates the text, Ghanoonparvar discusses the myriad decisions that a literary translator faces, from word choices to the problems of conveying cultural concepts and deciphering authorial intent. He also compares some of his translated passages with those of other translators to highlight the uniqueness of each act of translation. The complete English translation of \u003ci\u003eDialogue in the Garden\u003c\/i\u003e rounds out the volume. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. R. Ghanoonparvar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292728565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292728561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"M. R. Ghanoonparvar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46906551632127,"sku":"9780292728561","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_06e2061c-fd97-4493-b858-6db938971d65.jpg?v=1748770758","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/translating-the-garden-m-r-ghanoonparvar-9780292728561","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}