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Q&A Foreword/introduction to the translation

I translated a book, and was thinking on writing a foreword to it. Not so much introducing the book (as there is a editor foreword from the original that does that), but as an introduction to the p...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Luiz Borges‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:36:20Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/18888
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Luiz Borges‭ · 2019-12-08T04:36:20Z (over 4 years ago)
I translated a book, and was thinking on writing a foreword to it. Not so much introducing the book (as there is a editor foreword from the original that does that), but as an introduction to the project and my motivations for it. It was independently translated, edited and published.

Is it appropriate? If so, what would be a correct title for such foreword?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-09-02T11:41:48Z (over 8 years ago)
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