Taman: A Translation
n.p. e. artinian, (2000). Limited Edition. Spiral bound. No. 10 of 10 copies, duodecimo size, 19 unnumbered pp., signed by the publisher. Fine. Item #CNJL138
Emily Artinian, a book artist who creates text-based work with a focus on story-telling, made this accumulation of lines translated from Mikhail Lermontov's (1814-1841) work "A Hero of Our Time". Several lines from the book are presented in six different translations, with the few words identical in each translation printed in orange. This is a fascinating comparison of translation work, depicting the different interpretations and how each can wildly change the meaning of the sentence.
Five images of Lermontov are included throughout, on leaves opposite of the translated lines, and an excerpt from the foreword to Vladimir Nabokov's translation is printed on the recto of the second to last leaf.
___DESCRIPTION: Black paper spiral bound boards, keyhole in front board showing a black-and-white reproduction of a lithograph of Lermontov sleeping, black-and-white images of Lermontov throughout, matching words in the translations printed in orange; duodecimo size (7.5" by 5.5"), pagination: 19 unnumbered pages, number 10 of 10 copies, signed by the publisher Emily Artinian.
___CONDITION: A fine copy; the covers clean, the corners straight and unrubbed, the spiral binding is secure, the interior clean and bright, and free of prior owner markings.
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Price: $100.00