I got to the middle of the book, but the fact that the only conversation between the main character and his crush was entirely in French, and several pages, frustrated me to no end. I stopped reading shortly after that.
This message last edited by Aeryn on 16/11/2011 at 06:35:32 PM
Der Zauberberg (The Magic Mountain) by Thomas Mann
- 16/11/2011 06:16:08 AM
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What do they talk about?
- 16/11/2011 06:35:23 PM
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They didn't translate the French for you?
- 16/11/2011 07:22:27 PM
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If I recall, my edition too did not translate that passage
- 17/11/2011 02:43:16 AM
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That is just bizarre.
- 17/11/2011 04:59:38 AM
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I can't recall if they did or not
- 17/11/2011 05:21:01 AM
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My copy is extremely old as well.
- 18/11/2011 01:56:20 PM
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Nope. Franklin Library leatherbound.
- 18/11/2011 06:13:49 PM
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Looks like it didn't translate everything...
- 18/11/2011 06:18:50 PM
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Ha!
- 18/11/2011 06:29:42 PM
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Or Greek...he left the really good stuff in Greek.
- 18/11/2011 07:22:08 PM
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I was thinking of the older Loeb Library translations, but Gibbon will work as well!
- 18/11/2011 10:35:46 PM
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