Does Amazon dominate the translation of fiction?

Interesting article! Thanks Marijke for posting. In the case of the translation of Spanish fiction the big problem is that most of the hispanic books of fiction are pretty rurals and regionals, and I don't mean to underestimate the value of this kind of literature but to highlight a reality: it is difficult to translate and it is difficult to appreciate for a regular non-hispanic reader.

Fausto, thanks for your comment. But I think that what you say also applies to certain kinds of English literature that are translated into other languages. Actually, the problem you mention is inherent to translation. The Bible isn't exactly easy reading but we do translate it. The article does reveal the resistance of the English-speaking world to other languages (cultures even?). Or perhaps it's a matter of quantity: so much is produced in English, that there's no "need" for other languages? In any case, the numbers are shocking for someone coming from a smaller language. I only wonder how this applies to other majority languages, e.g. Spanish, Hindi, Arabic, or Russian, and how the percentages would turn out here.