I think the line “the self is ultimately untranslatable” just created a sense of peace within myself.
The need to communicate the exact thoughts and feelings I have with those I love is not only difficult but could be impossible. Maybe what we share and how we decide to share it with others is all that is needed. And all that is even possible.
I think the line “the self is ultimately untranslatable” just created a sense of peace within myself.
The need to communicate the exact thoughts and feelings I have with those I love is not only difficult but could be impossible. Maybe what we share and how we decide to share it with others is all that is needed. And all that is even possible.
I love Elif Batuman and Lahiri's Translating Myself and Others! i'm also working on a novel about a translator this post means so much to me<3