The Craft of Translation (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
The nine essays collected inThe Craft of Translationcontain plenty of theoretical speculation about "working in the space between languages." Fortunately, though, most of the authors avoid getting bogged down in abstraction.  Indeed, luminaries likeWilliam WeaverandMargaret Sayers Pedenstick to a nuts-and-bolts analysis of exactly how one word gets chosen over another. AndGregory Rabassa's opening salvo ("No Two Snowflakes Are Alike"), which addresses some of the basic dilemmas of literary translation, should fascinate beginners and polished professionals alike.