The Polish Book Institute

Sława Lisiecka, translator of German-language literature and publisher, talks about translating Nietzsche, Bernhard, and other giants, her work on a translation of Robert Musil's The Man Without Qualities, the superiority of Mickiewicz and Słowacki over Goethe, the ageing of language and the need for new translations, as well as translation during parties and her own literary attempts.