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Episode 0247: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in Yiddish
The Shmooze caught up with Yiddish translator Arun Viswanath to learn about the story of his work translating "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" into Yiddish. Over the course of our conversation, we chat about what drew Arun to translating "Harry Potter" and learn about some of the challenges he faced in translating this work--from character names to magical places.
Episode 0247
February 13, 2020
Yiddish Book Center
Amherst, Massachusetts
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The Shmooze caught up with Yiddish translator Arun Viswanath to learn about the story of his work translating "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" into Yiddish. Over the course of our conversation, we chat about what drew Arun to translating "Harry Potter" and learn about some of the challenges he faced in translating this work--from character names to magical places.
Episode 0247
February 13, 2020
Yiddish Book Center
Amherst, Massachusetts
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