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Umberto Eco always has such

Umberto Eco always has such cool things to say.

“I calculated that I had saved the reader at least 25% reading time by shortening Dumas’s language. But then I realised that it was exactly those extra words and repetition that had a fundamental strategic function – they created anticipation and tension – they delayed the final event and were fundamental for the excellent vendetta to work so effectively.”

A lovely little article on the nature of translations.