Does It Translate?

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 13, 2011

As Google Translate and similar programs gain traction, Princeton professor David Bellos talks about the art and science of translation and other communication challenges. Bellos is director of the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication at Princeton University and a recipient of the Booker International Translator’s Award. His new book is Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything (Faber & Faber, 2011).

→ Event: David Bellos will be reading at McNally Jackson bookstore tonight at 7PM.

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