title: Narcissism lost: on translating and being translated.
abstract: The authors present a detailed account of the experiences shared in translating and having one's work translated. Carneiro maintains that, in order to communicate with their readers, writers should relinquish the narcissistic satisfaction they derive from their texts in the original. Beyond this, she feels that, owing to a good understanding between her and her translator, the creativity in her original text persists in the translation. Brakel introduces himself to the IJPA readership and shows how he works when translating the cultural and linguistic nuances and peculiarities of Brazilian Portuguese. He concludes with some thoughts about the affect he experiences from his original work and the work he has translated.
authors.affiliation: Sociedade Brasileira de Psicanalise do Rio de Janeiro, Rua Eurico Cruz, #11, Apto 602, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22461-200, Brazil. carneirojoao@alternex.com.br 
authors.forename: Maria Inês N E
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brakel
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D009289:Narcissism; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014175:Translating; D014481:United States