Vladimir Nabokov Quote

The clumsiest literal translation is a thousand times more useful than the prettiest paraphrase.


Problems of translation (1955).


The clumsiest literal translation is a thousand times more useful than the prettiest paraphrase.

The clumsiest literal translation is a thousand times more useful than the prettiest paraphrase.

The clumsiest literal translation is a thousand times more useful than the prettiest paraphrase.

The clumsiest literal translation is a thousand times more useful than the prettiest paraphrase.