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British readers do not have access to many translated literary works. A new festival, “Free the Word,�? has just been held in London in hopes of improving access to language translations of world literature in the U.K.

“London is a great international city in almost every respect. As far as books are concerned, however, it's pretty parochial, unsurprising in a country with one of the smallest volumes of literature in translation (just 2% of books published).Put bluntly, we simply aren't reading widely enough. This is everybody's loss - from the reading public to the writers who can't get their voices heard outside their own language. (For the record, translating a book into English disproportionately increases its chances of being translated into other languages). It is also precisely the reason why a brand new festival, dedicated to books from around the globe, could make a real and lasting difference… So, let us entertain the idea that a book is a cheap, accessible and democratic passport into the imagination of another country, one that might actually broaden international understanding… A book can often provoke a subtle shift in the way we look at the world.”(Extract from “<a href="http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/04/why_london_needs_another_liter.html">Why London needs another literary festival</a>” by Sarah Ardizzone, published in The Guardian book blog)At <a href="http://www.languagetranslation.com/">Language Translation Inc</a>., our specialties are business, medical, legal and technical <a href="http://www.languagetranslation.com/services/translation.html">translation</a> – but we definitely support efforts to open up more audiences for foreign literature. No matter what the field, <a href="http://www.languagetranslation.com/services/translation.html">language translation</a> leads to better intercultural understanding. “Let us show you how good translation should be.” Betty CarlsonSubscribe to <a href="http://www.languagetranslation.com/">Language Lines</a>, our monthly newsletter, for more information about the important role that translation plays in international communication 9 application/xml false document translation language translation language translation services professional translation translating translation service translation services Language Translation Inc. Language Translation Inc., a San Diego-based company has been serving the U.S. and countries abroad since 1989 with professional document translation, certified conference interpreting, and software / website localization services. http://www.languagetranslation.com/ Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.1.5) Gecko/20091102 Firefox/3.5.5 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 anevin 66.27.110.213 false true false false true 200517 false false true false false false true 114450 blog blogsite/LanguageTranslation/web