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"They told me that I am not suitable to translate it," Obiols said, "They did not question my abilities, but they were looking for a different profile."
Obiols, whose previous work includes translations of Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde, said the publisher had promised to still pay him for his work. He added that he did not know whether the rejection came from the company or Gorman's agent.
"But if I cannot translate a poet because she is a woman, young, black, an American of the 21st century, neither can I translate Homer because I am not a Greek of the eighth century BC. Or could not have translated Shakespeare because I am not a 16th-century Englishman."
"They told me that I am not suitable to translate it," Obiols said, "They did not question my abilities, but they were looking for a different profile."
Obiols, whose previous work includes translations of Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde, said the publisher had promised to still pay him for his work. He added that he did not know whether the rejection came from the company or Gorman's agent.
"But if I cannot translate a poet because she is a woman, young, black, an American of the 21st century, neither can I translate Homer because I am not a Greek of the eighth century BC. Or could not have translated Shakespeare because I am not a 16th-century Englishman."
