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Translations Into English Are Extremely Rare
- Translators rarely expect commercial success because translations into English are a tiny fraction of published books.
- Ann Goldstein notes roughly 3% of books into English are translations, while many European markets translate 40–60% from English.
Italian Started With A New Yorker Class
- Goldstein began Italian by taking an employer-funded weekly class at The New Yorker in the 1980s to read Dante.
- The class started as curiosity and led to decades of translating and an ongoing Italian group since 1986.
Draft Fast And Look Up Constantly
- Use many dictionaries and quick first drafts when translating, then revise with reference checks.
- Goldstein uses online and paper Italian-English and synonym dictionaries and does a rapid first draft before refining.