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Translating any book requires a broad away of skills. A translator must be adept in the languages involved, they must be a deep reader of the source material, and they must have a subtle understanding of the relationship between the culture that produced the work and the culture that will be receiving the work. For translators of fantasy and science fiction, the task becomes even more difficult. Here’s more on translation science fiction and fantasy in an interview from the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers association with translator Elena Kovalenko:
Another possible snag a translator might hit is if your in-universe terminology is actually based on another language, perhaps even the target language. With the former, what becomes lost in translation will likely be a case-by-case thing, depending on whether you just used the existing foreign words or got creative with meanings and word formation. In the latter case, the magic system will inevitably lose some of its original air of mystery. I mean, “We call this mark in the shape of a lightning bolt a molnija” just hits differently from “We call this mark in the shape of a lightning bolt a lightning bolt.” Usually, though, minor rewording will be enough to keep everything clear and consistent.
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