Yup, most journalistic reviews lazily sign-off the quality of translation without knowing both source and target language, instead of trying to evaluate the music of the prose (whether translated or not).
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 9 September 2023 23:32 (eight months ago) link
Surely they know the target language?
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Sunday, 10 September 2023 10:41 (eight months ago) link
something quasi ironic about retreading the prose of A La Recherche du Temps Perdu. Looking at all the angles covered in the retelling etc?
― Stevo, Sunday, 10 September 2023 11:00 (eight months ago) link
I just love the book, and I think it rewards the attention. If you take a couple years to read it, then enough time will have passed since the first volume that you can pretty much start again right away. The translations give you more to explore.
― jmm, Sunday, 10 September 2023 14:20 (eight months ago) link
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Sunday, 10 September 2023 bookmarkflaglink
Maybe 🤣
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 10 September 2023 18:49 (eight months ago) link