Volume 8, No. 4 
October 2004

 
 


 
 
Front Page  
 
 
Select one of the previous 29 issues.

 

From the Editor
Thank You!
by Gabe Bokor

 
Index 1997-2004

 
TJ Interactive: Translation Journal Blog

 
  Translator Profiles
Some Northern Light for Young Translators
by Meeri Yule

 
  The Profession
The Bottom Line
by Fire Ant & Worker Bee
 
Lab Report on a Marketing Campaign for Freelance Translation Services
by José Henrique Lamensdorf

 
  In Memoriam
Louis Korda: 1917 - 2004
by Peter Gergay

 
  Translators' Nuts and Bolts
Topónimos y gentilicios en español de los estados de Estados Unidos y de sus capitales
Alberto Gómez Font y Verónica Albin

 
  Translators Around the World
Languages for Tourism Workshop
by Hary Fuller
 
American Translators Association Adds Croatian into English and English into Croatian to its Translator Certification Program
by Paula Gordon
 
Translation Taken Seriously
by Danilo Nogueira

 
  Arts and Entertainment
The Viewer as the Focus of Subtitling—Towards a Viewer-oriented Approach
by Ali Hajmohammadi

 
  Book Review
For the Benefit & Helpe of Ladies and Gentlewomen: A Translator’s Historical Review of Dictionaries and Their Eccentricities
by Verónica Albin
 
Don Kiraly's A Social Constructivist Approach to Translator Education
by Marta Rosas
 
New Terminologies: Peaceful Immigrants or Invading Hordes? A Review of Three New Books
by Alex Gross

 
  Literary Translation
Translation of Poetry: Sa`di's "Oneness of Mankind" Revisited
by Hossein Vahid Dastjerdi, Ph.D.

 
  Translators' Tools
Translators’ Emporium

 
  Caught in the Web
Web Surfing for Fun and Profit
by Cathy Flick, Ph.D.
 
Translators’ On-Line Resources
by Gabe Bokor
 
Translators’ Best Websites
by Gabe Bokor

 
Translators’ Events

 
Call for Papers and Editorial Policies
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In Memoriam: Louis Korda

1917 - 2004

by Peter A. Gergay

 

Louis


 
ith the recent death of Louis Korda, the Hungarian translator community has lost a highly-respected colleague and loyal friend. The ATA Language Chair for the Hungarian<English language pair was famous for his gentlemanly—almost courtly—manner. Long before mentoring became an institution, Lou was always eager to help and encourage fellow translators who turned to him for advice and took obvious delight in their successes.

Lou's quick wit was equally celebrated. For instance, once we were both on an assignment on a Federal Court case. The prosecution put Lou on the witness stand as the FBI's long-time Hungarian language expert to elicit his testimonial about the translation of a critical letter. In cross-examination, the defense lawyer, in a move to trap him, asked Lou if he considered translation an art or a science. Clearly, no matter which answer he chose, he could be discredited. I'll never forget his reply: "I like to call it a craft." Even the poker-faced judge and jury members broke into appreciative laughter. The defense attorney had no choice but to conclude: "I have no further questions."

Lou, my good friend, may you be rewarded by the Lord for all your good deeds and the gifts which you so generously bestowed on everybody!