David Bellos has translated more than 20 books. He is also a director of a program at Princeton University that awards a certificate in translation. He is also the author of seven of his own books including “Is That a Fish in Your Ear?” which The Economist cited as a 2011 Book of the Year, saying in a review,  “In the guise of a book about translation this is a richly original cultural history.”

In an interview, Bellos, 69 years old, discussed the art of translation.

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