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Q&A Foreword/introduction to the translation

There's nothing wrong with writing a foreword to a book; ones written by the translator are sometimes called something like "Translator's Foreword" or "About this Translation", etc. Whether you s...

posted 9y ago by Neil‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:36:20Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T04:36:20Z (almost 5 years ago)
There's nothing wrong with writing a foreword to a book; ones written by the translator are sometimes called something like "Translator's Foreword" or "About this Translation", etc.

Whether you should write this foreword is a question that can be answered simply: Is what you want to say of interest to the reader? Will reading this foreword be time well spent?

If you have very little to say but think it's important, , perhaps you can write a few sentences and call them a "Translator's Note" or something similar. However, perhaps there's an interesting story behind the translation; in that case, go ahead and write that foreword.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-09-02T13:45:09Z (about 9 years ago)
Original score: 5