To the Lighthouse of Translation

Translating entails reading from the inside, capturing styles, nuances and strategies that must then be transferred into another language.

Doloros Udina (Mrs. Dalloway, “A Sketch of the Past” and A Writer’s Diary) and Itziar Hernández (Orlando, To the Lighthouse, Mrs. Dalloway and A Room of One’s Own) have translated Virginia Woolf into Catalan and Spanish, respectively. Both have had long careers as translators and agree that translating Virginia Woolf is an exceptional experience.