Comments on: 20 Important Books in Other Languages; or, “a list always growing longer”

By: Best of the “Best ofs” | Sammy and Beckett’s Book Blog

Best of the “Best ofs” | Sammy and Beckett’s Book Blog — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:52:56 +0000

[...] Century — This list was full of titles that I’d always meant to read, but hadn’t. HTML Giant: 20 Important Books in Other Languages — Reminded me of how Anglo/American my reading habits are. The Millions: Year in Reading [...]

By: Emilie Notéris

Emilie Notéris — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:13:36 +0000

that’s a start:

http://www.editions-ere.net/projet319

By: Emilie Notéris

Emilie Notéris — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:13:00 +0000

that’s a start:

http://www.editions-ere.net/projet319

By: Merzmensch aka kosmopol

Merzmensch aka kosmopol — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:47:44 +0000

Now reading the German translation I can say: it’s congenial. I say it as a non-native-English- and non-native-German-speaker.

By: Merzmensch aka kosmopol

Merzmensch aka kosmopol — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:47:00 +0000

Now reading the German translation I can say: it’s congenial. I say it as a non-native-English- and non-native-German-speaker.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:26:09 +0000

I bet Borges liked himself better in English.

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:26:00 +0000

I bet Borges liked himself better in English.

By: HTMLGIANT / Shane Jones in German

HTMLGIANT / Shane Jones in German — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:40:52 +0000

[...] Here’s another one to add to the translations list: [...]

By: Adam Robinson

Adam Robinson — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:25:27 +0000

When Beckett translated Endgame into French he took out my favorite line in the play, maybe in everything that he ever wrote: “I see a multitude, in transports of joy.” I think this was because it was too meta, as Clov says it while looking at the audience.

Great post.

By: Adam Robinson

Adam Robinson — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:25:00 +0000

Great post.