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The Wandering: A Conversation between Stephen Epstein and Intan Paramaditha

The Wandering: A Conversation between Stephen Epstein and Intan Paramaditha

Intan Paramaditha, The Margins, July 2020

If languages are tectonic plates, even with the aid of alchemy, the words do not seamlessly match up.

How does one translate 'Iblis'?

Is 'Iblis' a demon? A devil? A spirit? Or something else?

In translating The Wandering, author Intan Paramaditha and translator Stephen J. Epstein wrangled for a year over this single word.

The thought of such a discussion on the precise meaning of a word greatly appeals to my writerly sensibilities.

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