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You know that a discipline has come of age when academics and practitioners talk the same talk. They discuss ap¬proaches and strategies to and of their com¬mon area of interest, and find that they are actually on the same page and not at the extreme ends of the spectrum. Translation as a Touchstone is one such book that will ap¬peal to both theorists and practitioners in the field of Translation Studies. The author Raji Narasimhan easily dons the caps of lit¬erary critic, author and translator, as she seamlessly moves between these areas with skill and élan.