Notes from the Hall of Uselessness

Mehr lesen

Informationen zum Autor Simon Leys (the pen-name of Pierre Ryckmans) is the bilingual author (French and English) of close to twenty books! which reflect his love of literature and art! his passion for the sea! and more specifically his interest in the painting! poetry and culture of China. Klappentext Simon Leys! novelist! unflinching cultural and political commentator! Sinologist! and occasional illustrator! presents here timely meditations on the experience and hazards of literary translation. Preceding his essay are observations on everything from demented tyrants to musical geniuses who gain insights from vacuum cleaners. Leys is rightly renowned for his wisdom! his insight! and his linguistic and literary expertise.