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Famous Translation Mistakes

Posted on 02/24/2026 01:37PM

Throughout history, certain translation errors have persisted for centuries and even shaped the way entire societies understand key ideas. One of the most famous examples is the case of Moses’ horns. During the late Gothic and Renaissance periods, Christian artists frequently depicted Moses with h...

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Constance Garnett (1861–1946): Bringing Russia to the English‑Speaking World

Posted on 02/24/2026 01:27PM

Born in England, Garnett is renowned for her monumental translations of 19th‑century Russian literature into English. Over the course of her career, she is said to have translated 71 volumes by authors such as Tolstoy, Gogol, Goncharov, Dostoevsky, Turgenev, Ostrovsky, Herzen, and Chekhov. Without...

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Gregory Rabassa: The Voice of the Latin American Boom in English

Posted on 02/24/2026 01:19PM

A New York–born translator, Rabassa played a key role in introducing the works of the Latin American Boom—both in Spanish and Portuguese—to English‑speaking readers. His most celebrated achievement is his translation of Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude. García Márquez famousl...

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