This book provides a structured syllabus and an overview of interpretation accompanied by exercises in the main aspects of the art. It is meant as a practical guide for interpreters and as a complement to interpreter training programmes, particularly for students preparing for conference interpreting in international governmental and business settings.
James Nolan Bücher
James Nolan gestaltet fesselnde Erzählungen, die sich mit der Komplexität menschlicher Erfahrungen und der Suche nach Sinn in einer sich ständig verändernden Welt befassen. Seine Kurzgeschichten und Gedichte erforschen die komplizierten Beziehungen zwischen Individuen und ihrer Umwelt und berühren oft tiefere philosophische Fragen. Nolans Schreiben zeichnet sich durch seine sorgfältige Detailgenauigkeit und evokative Beschreibungen aus, die die Leser in seine besonderen Welten entführen. Sein von der Kritik gefeiertes Werk bietet eine einzigartige Perspektive auf das moderne Leben und die menschliche Psyche.
This collection of short stories, which was awarded the 2007 Jefferson Press prize for Best New Voice in Fiction, explores the milieu of what post-Katrina New Orleans residents have come to call the isle of denial--a resilient and intact sliver of civilization surrounded by a sea of devastation. Evoking the comic grotesque legacy of Flannery O'Connor and John Kennedy Toole, these pieces inhabit a variety of piquant souls, including a Creole spinster, a transvestite plumber, a gambler who makes prosthetic eyes, a food critic who winds up with a mouthful of his best friend's ashes, and a grief-stricken young woman who sneaks a clock radio into her boyfriend's casket. They share a common trait of perverse denial in the face of historic or private defeat. Each story provides a window into aspects of the city and its' captivating neighborhoods while tendering startling revelations on elemental themes of death, sex, and restoration.