Apart from a select few such as Ann Goldstein—English translator of Elena Ferrante and other acclaimed Italian writers—literary translators often go unsung and unappreciated in the publishing world.
Chaucer’s Books will host author Suzanne Jill Levine for a book talk and signing of “Unfaithful: A Translator’s Memoir,” 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6 at Chaucer’s, 3321 State St., Santa Barbara. “In this ...