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Rafa Lombardino (PLD Blog Editor)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In this new installment of the\u00a0Literary Corner<\/b><\/a>, I\u2019d like to talk about how great it was to attend the\u00a06th International Conference<\/a>\u00a0organized by the Brazilian Translators Association (ABRATES<\/a>) in S\u00e3o Paulo last month.<\/p>\n

The idea of finally taking a break to go back home (after almost five years!) and having a chance to meet so many peers\u2015with whom I\u2019ve only interacted online for a few years\u2015sounded very promising and exciting. However, I must confess that I wasn\u2019t ready to see so many people interested in the relationship between translators and authors and so eager to learn more about the world of self-publishing.<\/p>\n

Actually, that was the exact theme of my ABRATES session: \u201cThe Role of Translators in the New Digital Publishing Age<\/a>.\u201d Sharing a little bit of what I\u2019ve learned after about four years of interacting with self-published authors and taking charge of my own book publishing efforts was something that left me truly overjoyed!<\/p>\n

On top of that, it seems that book translators were on fire this year! There were so many great sessions presented by people from such different backgrounds and with unique experiences that somehow manage to speak to the majority of us who decide to embark on this journey and translate someone else\u2019s work of fiction or autobiography.<\/p>\n

Technicalities of using a CAT tool while translating books, techniques on how to render a proper translation (from information accuracy to dialect adaptation), ways to make sure books read naturally in the target language, and the relationship between translators and book editors\u2014all these sessions (see links below) opened our eyes to the intricacies of working in this niche.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m thankful for the experience and for the new colleagues that the event brought into my professional life. Whether we already translate books or are passionate about literature and would like to break into the field, learning more about book translation is something that definitely brings us all together.<\/p>\n