Lydia Davis - The existence of another, competing translation is a good thing, in general, and only ...

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The existence of another, competing translation is a good thing, in general, and only immediately discouraging to one person - the translator who, after one, two, or three years of more or less careful work, sees another, and perhaps superior, version appear as if overnight.

Lydia Davis

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Die Existenz einer anderen, konkurrierenden Übersetzung ist im Allgemeinen eine gute Sache und entmutigt nur eine Person sofort - den Übersetzer, der nach ein, zwei oder drei Jahren mehr oder weniger sorgfältiger Arbeit eine andere und vielleicht übergeordnete Version sieht wie über Nacht erscheinen.

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