Hussein Karamyar

Question and Answer

• What is your name?
  • Hussein Karamyar
• Where do you live?
  • Tehran
• What made you decide to become a translator or interpreter?
  • cultural exchange for friendly existence of nations
• List one strength that you think sets you apart from your colleagues.
  • style
• Name the one thing that you most enjoy in your translating or interpreting career.
  • literary translations and the humanities
• We all have worked on those not-so-perfect assignments. Write about one such assignment that was not ideal and what you learned from it.
  • university courses
• If you could go back in time to when you were just starting out as a translator or interpreter, what advice would you give to your younger self?
  • Study translation courses in native countries. For instance, for English go to UK or US.
• Name one resource – such as a phone app, CAT tool, website, and so forth – that you find especially helpful in your translating or interpreting work.
  • Website
• What's the best book you've read this year?
  • Between Languages and Cultures: Translation and Cross-Cultural Texts