Samuel Putnam

Samuel Putnam (1892–1950) was a scholar and translator of Romance languages. His most famous translation was Don Quixote in 1949. He wrote a memoir of the American expatriate community — Paris Was Our Mistress — which was published in 1947

Quotes

Translating Isn't All Beer and Skittles (1949)

Source:Books Abroad Vol. 23, No. 3 (Summer, 1949)

• By way of conclusion: facility is not enough. Blood and sweat—yes, and tears as well—are the secret of the thing.
  • (p. 236)