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Odd question prompted by this. Has The Lord of the Rings ever been published in Elvish? *NM* MightyYT Send a noteboard - 01/01/2011 04:21:21 AM
Seriously, I'm trying to think of something that I would (a) want to read and (b) need to read in translation. Persian poetry is all I'm coming up with, and even then I'm sort of lukewarm about that. There are a few books in Czech or Polish that would have qualified (namely, Kundera and Lem) but I read them before this new policy. Then there are so many languages which don't seem to have produced anything that I would be interested in, like Hungarian, Urdu, Turkish, Swahili and Vietnamese.

So...come up with some ideas! Suggest books that I would need to read in translation!!! I'm curious...am I really through with translations?
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I think I'm through with translations Tom - 29/12/2010 04:53:47 AM 653 Views
Well, you might need it for part of José María Arguedas' Los ríos profundos Larry - 29/12/2010 05:56:31 AM 425 Views
I'm sure they're good writers, but are they GREAT writers? Tom - 29/12/2010 10:14:11 PM 418 Views
Thiong'o is Larry - 29/12/2010 10:46:00 PM 431 Views
Since I can read Spanish the question of who is or isn't great in Spanish is moot. Tom - 29/12/2010 11:57:18 PM 430 Views
I agree on the Spanish Larry - 30/12/2010 12:47:30 AM 451 Views
If the Kalevala were actually historic I might be tempted. Tom - 30/12/2010 05:27:00 AM 407 Views
It's a common 19th century thing, I'll admit Larry - 30/12/2010 10:49:42 PM 435 Views
Sadly, a lot of people STILL think The Da Vinci Code was historically accurate. Tom - 31/12/2010 12:04:40 AM 391 Views
Ha! Larry - 31/12/2010 03:53:32 AM 418 Views
I mentioned Persian poetry as an "iffy" call. Tom - 31/12/2010 05:52:29 AM 423 Views
I've had that happen with some Romance language poetry Larry - 31/12/2010 06:07:42 AM 394 Views
Norwegian? or other Scandinavian languages? Camilla - 29/12/2010 01:44:46 PM 408 Views
No, no interest. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:10:26 PM 439 Views
Re: No, no interest. Camilla - 29/12/2010 10:11:45 PM 492 Views
I'm basing this on others not being translated or mentioned or discussed. *NM* Tom - 29/12/2010 10:14:48 PM 174 Views
Seriously? Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:24:34 PM 435 Views
I'm dismissing authors that don't have general acceptance in the literary canon. Tom - 30/12/2010 12:01:18 AM 444 Views
You are only going to read what people read in college? Camilla - 30/12/2010 12:08:43 AM 394 Views
Let me state it otherwise: no one outside Scandinavia reads those people. Tom - 30/12/2010 05:25:28 AM 435 Views
August Strindberg definitely is a big name. And as for Blixen... Legolas - 30/12/2010 07:00:42 PM 427 Views
Ew...Out of Africa...I hated that movie. Tom - 30/12/2010 09:41:35 PM 407 Views
See my point? Legolas - 30/12/2010 10:23:27 PM 436 Views
I guess I do see your point. Tom - 30/12/2010 11:59:39 PM 385 Views
Re: I guess I do see your point. Camilla - 31/12/2010 03:00:07 PM 420 Views
Oh, and I read and loved Kierkegaard. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:15:05 PM 403 Views
in translation? *NM* Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:58:13 PM 192 Views
Yes, in translation. I don't know Danish and am not going to learn. *NM* Tom - 30/12/2010 12:02:14 AM 184 Views
Seems to me like you're just ignoring the books in languages you don't speak, tbh... Legolas - 29/12/2010 09:58:15 PM 415 Views
None of those people sound interesting. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:09:08 PM 443 Views
Odd question prompted by this. Has The Lord of the Rings ever been published in Elvish? *NM* MightyYT - 01/01/2011 04:21:21 AM 219 Views
No. The Elvish languages aren't developed enough for that. *NM* Legolas - 01/01/2011 11:25:21 AM 186 Views
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