1/04/2015 – LOST – AND FOUND – IN TRANSLATION

One of the great joys of literature is a chance to enter the world of another person, particularly one who would otherwise be completely inaccessible. So I was excited about reading Lady Murasaki’s classic novel The Tale of Genji, and immersing myself in the world of high courtiers during early 11^th century Japan. Instead I ended up wondering if I should simply stop reading anything translated from another language.