tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post530923469686524621..comments2024-03-25T22:38:46.822+08:00Comments on in lieu of a field guide: Grande Sertão: Veredas Group Read, May 2013Risehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-5760022886473098942013-03-17T22:50:38.294+08:002013-03-17T22:50:38.294+08:00Hmmm. I read somewhere that the German was more we...Hmmm. I read somewhere that the German was more well regarded than the English. In any case, the translators are like a group of blind around the elephant too!<br />Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-34826976907540054812013-03-17T15:29:35.626+08:002013-03-17T15:29:35.626+08:00The blind man and the elephant comparison so apt. ...The blind man and the elephant comparison so apt. <br />I had a look at the lonk you added and just on the first page there are so many differneces between the Brazilian, the English and the German. The German translator added so many words. No wonder my cipy seems longer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-91108047136584238142013-03-16T17:37:53.923+08:002013-03-16T17:37:53.923+08:00Scott, it should be a great discussion, whether we...Scott, it should be a great discussion, whether we like the book/translation or not.<br /><br />I like the blind men-elephant description of it!Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-73561136290464951142013-03-16T01:41:50.933+08:002013-03-16T01:41:50.933+08:00Rise - Thanks for co-hosting. Should have an annou...Rise - Thanks for co-hosting. Should have an announcement on my blog up soon (in the unlikely event that anyone who hasn't learned about it yet might learn about it there). I'm thrilled that Caroline will be adding the German translation; this may end up like the blind men and the elephant. seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-50135425722490998542013-03-14T09:47:07.318+08:002013-03-14T09:47:07.318+08:00Glad to hear that, Caroline. There's a new Ger...Glad to hear that, Caroline. There's a new German translation announced last year and expected to come out in a couple more years. It was also said that an English retranslation will keep the original title. But that new translation was ever elusive.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-55565039977011227942013-03-13T16:45:12.211+08:002013-03-13T16:45:12.211+08:00I'll join you. I've got a German copy. The...I'll join you. I've got a German copy. The kept the original title which I find interesting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-41374723590591386852013-03-13T09:53:20.447+08:002013-03-13T09:53:20.447+08:00I'm afraid that's the case in some librari...I'm afraid that's the case in some libraries. Many copies for sale online are <i>withdrawn</i> library copies.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-51792325540927897882013-03-12T21:25:58.849+08:002013-03-12T21:25:58.849+08:00Just checked my library & no luck, so will fol...Just checked my library & no luck, so will follow from the shadows. Sounds great.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-70511222832696322312013-03-12T13:51:09.134+08:002013-03-12T13:51:09.134+08:00As am I, Richard. And in such good company!As am I, Richard. And in such good company!Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-8568951012767083542013-03-12T12:05:29.311+08:002013-03-12T12:05:29.311+08:00Super excited about this, Rise--thanks so much for...Super excited about this, Rise--thanks so much for agreeing to reread this alongside me and the other first-timers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.com