| 'Everything he wrote was gold': An interview with Gabriel García Márquez's translator
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 As a translator, it may not get better — or more daunting — than bringing the work of Gabriel García Márquez to new audiences. Beginning with the 1985 novel "Love in the Time of Cholera," Edith Grossman has rendered in English the Nobel laureate's work. In an e-mail exchange with Outlook editor Carlos Lozada following the writer's death on Thursday, Grossman reflects on the art of translation, García Márquez's pet peeves and which of his novels was her favorite.
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| Kiev reaches out to eastern rebels
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 Ukraine's interim authorities appeal for unity, promising to meet some demands of pro-Russian protesters occupying buildings in the east.
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| The Ford Mustang at 50: Designing and Redesigning a Classic American Gadget
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 Yesterday was the 50th birthday of the Mustang, and to celebrate, Ford hosted a car show at the World's Fair grounds in Flushing Meadows, New York, the site of the car's debut way back in 1964. The event also marked another occasion: The new 2015 Mustang, which goes on sale later this year, will be the first Mustang to be sold overseas. Not being one to pass up the chance to ogle some vintage iron, I trekked out to Queens for the event, with one question in mind: How does a design evolve over five decades? Cars are probably the oldest gadget we actively engage with. While your smartphone likely spends more time in your life, cars have always been the thing we care about most. (Who's ever named their refrigerator or TV?) And yet, in the hundred-odd years Americans have been driving, the basic layout hasn't changed much. Still, within the framework of four wheels, and engine, and some seats, cars have step-by-step evolved into techno-futuristic wonders. So how do you take something as visceral as the ...
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| Kingmaker benefits from intelligent approach
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 It was not a quiet morning at Clarehaven Stables. Several owners were present at the historic yard on Newmarket's Bury Road. There were entries to be made, potential purchases to inspect at the sales, a lunch to attend and then horses to saddle at the Craven meeting. The trainer might forgivably have been flustered. Instead, John Gosden sat back and discussed the music of Neil Young, the ...
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| Good Friday's racing results
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 Lingfield Park Going: standard 1.45 (1m 4f) 1, Viewpoint (Cam Hardie, 5-1); 2, Grendisar (7-2 fav); 3, Mica Mika (20-1). 11 ran. Nk, 3l. R Hannon. 2.20 (7f 1yd) 1, Living The Life (A Kirby, 8-1); 2, High Time Too (3-1 jt-fav); 3, Maggie Pink (7-1). Fashion Line (4th) 3-1 jt-fav. 14 ran. 3l, nk. P S McEntee. 2.55 (7f 1yd) 1, Ertijaal (P Hanagan, 4-5 fav); 2, Passing Star (7-1); 3, Pool House ...
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| Our Mick can get bounty hunters on path to riches
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 The Totescoop6, which is expected to have a lottery-style £3 million in the pool, will be the focus today and Our Mick can get punters off to a flying start in the Bet At corbettsports.com Levy Board Handicap Chase (2.05) at Haydock Park. He has tumbled in the weights after a poor run of form, but shaped as though returning to his best when sixth at Aintree a fortnight ago. Our Mick faded on ...
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| Record crowd backs Good Friday initiative
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 When the first championship race at Lingfield Park yesterday was won by Living The Life from High Time Too, it seemed the entrepreneurs of Good Friday racing were writing their own scripts. Minutes later, as the gates were closed on a record crowd, the public had written its own resounding endorsement. This was never likely to be a failed initiative. Staging racing on a day when most in the ...
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