Jonathan Miller Quote

What makes literature interesting is that it does not survive its translation. The characters in a novel are made out of the sentences. That's what their substance is.


Sunday Times, 12 February 1989


What makes literature interesting is that it does not survive its translation. The characters in a novel are made out of the sentences. That's what...

What makes literature interesting is that it does not survive its translation. The characters in a novel are made out of the sentences. That's what...

What makes literature interesting is that it does not survive its translation. The characters in a novel are made out of the sentences. That's what...

What makes literature interesting is that it does not survive its translation. The characters in a novel are made out of the sentences. That's what...