At The Rumpus Susan Bernofsky has a nice Q & A with translator Gregory Rabassa -- with some discussion of his memoir, If This Be Treason, and some depressing translation-(not)-as-a-business observations such as:
Rumpus: When did you start being able to get royalties on your translations ?I hope that, at least, that's some really good coffee .....
Rabassa: I really don't remember. The sad thing is, I've been getting them ever since a certain date, but it hasn't made much difference -- it's meant an extra cup of coffee.