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Transcending boundaries

Staff Correspondent
If literature is a door to a world of limitless imagination, translation is sure to be the key to open that door.
After all, a good piece of translated version of world literature can not only enhance our literary palate but also help transcend boundaries and teach us how to respect other cultures.
Like previous years, this year's Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela saw a large number of translated versions of literature by prominent authors. Almost all the publishing houses have brought a good number of quality translations.
Curious booklovers were seen buying, browsing and searching for their favourites at Suhrawardy Udyan yesterday.
Translated version of Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez's autobiography "Living to Tell the Tale” caught the readers' attention while poetry lovers were satisfying
their literary yearnings by buying "Nirbachito Mahmoud Darwish", a poetry collection of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. The book is translated by Hayat Mamud.
Several of these literary works are from previous years. According to the publishers, the number of new translated books would increase in the coming days.
Both reputed authors and recognised translators have brought out books in the month-long fair this year.
Refayet Newaz, a young booklover, was busy browsing at the stall of Pathak Shamabesh. When asked what kind of books he was interested in, he smilingly said he was into world literature.
"I will buy some books after being convinced that those are translated by good authors," he said.
A volume of Franz Kafka's literary works "Kafka Shomogro" and Homer's "The Iliad", both trans-
lated by Mashrur Arefm, and a set of Plato's writings, translated by Aminul Islam Bhuiyan, are also available at the stall, said Shams Shuvro, sales manager of Pathak Shamabesh.
"The demand for quality translation is always high," said Hasan Shafique, manager of Sandesh Publishing House. "But the translations have to be done by experienced translators to retain the literary flavour of the original language."
Other than "Living to Tell the Tale" [Golopota Bolbo Bole Beche Achhi], Marquez's "Love in the Time of Cholera" [Kolelar Shomoykar Prem], translated by Kamaruzzaman, is also drawing readers' attention.
Bookworms of all ages were seen buying translated books at the fair. Though there is a high demand for such books, finding a good translated version amid so many remains a challenge, they added.