The Bookseller - Comment - Unsung heroes

Translation is also complex because it requires very high integrity on behalf of the translator. A translation needs to be true to the original and honest, which is usually done without anyone monitoring the work as editors will often not know the original language⁠. And the original author may not know the translation language, or at least not well enough to judge if the translator has been true to the original.

This is harder than one would think as sometimes there is a temptation to fix things, to correct, edit or make changes ⁠- but we must resist. The exercise is not to edit or rewrite the work. It is done within the constraints of the original work and voice.