Subject: books on translation

john benjamins publishing would like to call your attention to the following new titles in the field of translation : the translator ' s dialogue giovanni pontiero pilar orero & juan c . sager ( eds . ) universidad autonoma , barcelone / umist , manchester 1997 . xiv , 252 pp . benjamins translation library , 24 us / canada : hb : 1 55619 708 - x price : usd 67 . 00 rest of the world : hb : 90 272 1627 4 price : nlg 134 , - - the translator 's dialogue : giovanni pontiero is a tribute to an outstanding translator of literary works from portuguese , lusobrasilian , italian and spanish into english . the translator introduced authors such as carlos drummond de andrade , manuel bandeira , clarice lispector and jose saramago to the english reading world . pontiero 's essays shed light on the process of literary translation and its impact on cultural perception . this process is exemplified by pontiero the translator and analyst , some of the authors he collaborated with , publishers ' editors and literary critics and , finally , by an unpublished translation of a short story by jose saramago , coisas . contributions by : p . bins ; p . bush ; m . jull costa ; a . g . kinder ; l . luft ; r . marsack ; a . miranda ; m . martinez ; p . orero ; h . owen ; m . sahine ; j . ; saramago ; j . c . sager ; c . waldman ; r . winder ; and r . zenith . translation and interpreting schools compiled by brian harris ( university of ottawa ) 1997 . xii , 238 pp . language intl . world directory 2 us / canada : hb : 1 55619 741 1 price : usd 95 . 00 rest of the world : hb : 90 272 1952 4 price : nlg 190 , - - this international directory of translator and interpreter training facilities in higher education includes details on 243 courses around the world . listing full addresses , names of teachers , languages taught , methods of teaching , degree , tuition fees , year it was founded , and other activities . the directory provides pertinent information for students seeking the appropriate training and for translation and interpreting schools to compare themselves with others and to network with related schools . this is the first list showing the vast number of professional and academic training facilities in a booming industry . bernadette martinez - keck publicity / marketing tel : ( 215 ) 836-1200 fax : ( 215 ) 836-1204 e-mail : bernie @ benjamins . com john benjamins north america po box 27519 philadelphia pa 19118-0519 check out the john benjamins web site : http : / / www . benjamins . com /
