Don Quixote?

PsyDocJoanne · 08-04-2008, 03:21 PM

Hi everyone,

I just ordered a Kindle and it will be here on Wednesday (yay!). I really wanted to get an ebook version of the Edith Grossman translation of Don Quixote, since I'm about 1/4 way through the paper version. I see several other translations for download on Amazon, but not the Grossman one. Does anyone know where I might find it, or if it's even available?

Thanks!
Joanne

desertgrandma · 08-04-2008, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by PsyDocJoanne

Hi everyone,

I just ordered a Kindle and it will be here on Wednesday (yay!). I really wanted to get an ebook version of the Edith Grossman translation of Don Quixote, since I'm about 1/4 way through the paper version. I see several other translations for download on Amazon, but not the Grossman one. Does anyone know where I might find it, or if it's even available?

Thanks!
Joanne

Congratulatons on your purchase, and I hope you are as happy with your Kindle as the rest of us are......

montsnmags · 08-04-2008, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PsyDocJoanne

Hi everyone,

I just ordered a Kindle and it will be here on Wednesday (yay!). I really wanted to get an ebook version of the Edith Grossman translation of Don Quixote, since I'm about 1/4 way through the paper version. I see several other translations for download on Amazon, but not the Grossman one. Does anyone know where I might find it, or if it's even available?

Thanks!
Joanne

I can't help you with your question, but why did you choose the Edith Grossman translation? I ask out of curiosity, as Don Quixote is on my TBR pile, and best-translations-to-English always seem to be point of contention amongst English scholars of non-English works.

Oh, yeah...and, welcome!

Cheers,
Marc

PsyDocJoanne · 08-05-2008, 12:46 PM

Hi Marc!

Thanks for the welcome! I love Don Quixote, and have read a couple of different translations. While I still believe that DQ is one of the most difficult books to accurately translate while still capturing the essence of the original work (primarily due to Cervantes' use of humor and colloquialisms), I've found the Grossman translation to be hands down the best. She has translated for a number of Latin American authors, most notably Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa. You can read more about her and see what else she's translated on Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Grossman

--Joanne

texasnightowl · 08-05-2008, 01:08 PM

My bet is on not available. I checked the Harper Collins website since they published the translation, and their own site only lists paperback and hardcover, no ebook. Sorry.

PsyDocJoanne · 08-05-2008, 01:29 PM

Hi texasnightowl,

Thanks! I'm still learning how to try and locate ebooks efficiently...it never even occurred to me to check the publisher's website, I had just been scouring ebooktailers with no luck.

It's unfortunate it's not available, but maybe someday soon Harper Collins will get on the ebook bandwagon!

Joanne

BookishDreamer · 08-05-2008, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PsyDocJoanne

Hi texasnightowl,

Thanks! I'm still learning how to try and locate ebooks efficiently...it never even occurred to me to check the publisher's website, I had just been scouring ebooktailers with no luck.

It's unfortunate it's not available, but maybe someday soon Harper Collins will get on the ebook bandwagon!

Joanne

HarperCollins does sell eboosk. They have a link on their main website and a separate site dedicated to ebooks. They just don't have a large selection yet.

Dreamer

zerospinboson · 05-14-2009, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by PsyDocJoanne

Hi Marc!

Thanks for the welcome! I love Don Quixote, and have read a couple of different translations. While I still believe that DQ is one of the most difficult books to accurately translate while still capturing the essence of the original work (primarily due to Cervantes' use of humor and colloquialisms), I've found the Grossman translation to be hands down the best. She has translated for a number of Latin American authors, most notably Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa. You can read more about her and see what else she's translated on Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Grossman

--Joanne

it's available now.
That said, I think the Rutherford (Penguin) translation is better

susan_cassidy · 05-14-2009, 02:22 PM

The Harper-Collins web site almost certainly is selling a Secure Mobipocket formatted version, which is not directly usable on a Kindle. If they use the usual Mobipocket DRM server, you would have to get a different PID (Mobipocket won't accept Kindle PIDs), get the book, and remove the DRM. Not very practical for most people.

wallcraft · 05-14-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by susan_cassidy

The Harper-Collins web site almost certainly is selling a Secure Mobipocket formatted version

The Kindle version of the Harler-Collins is ASIN: B001R1LCKS (search Amazon for B001R1LCKS).

susan_cassidy · 05-14-2009, 05:18 PM

I assumed the original poster had searched for it, since she said she could not find it on Amazon. I just searched for "Edith Grossman", and it popped right up.

zerospinboson · 05-14-2009, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by susan_cassidy

I assumed the original poster had searched for it, since she said she could not find it on Amazon. I just searched for "Edith Grossman", and it popped right up.

The HC site says it was added mid feb.

susan_cassidy · 05-14-2009, 05:56 PM

Oh, yeah. I didn't realize this was an old thread, recently added to.

08-04-2008, 03:21 PM	#1
PsyDocJoanne Loves her 505 and her Z4! Posts: 157 Karma: 631 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Weston, FL Device: Sony PRS-505	Don Quixote? Hi everyone, I just ordered a Kindle and it will be here on Wednesday (yay!). I really wanted to get an ebook version of the Edith Grossman translation of Don Quixote, since I'm about 1/4 way through the paper version. I see several other translations for download on Amazon, but not the Grossman one. Does anyone know where I might find it, or if it's even available? Thanks! Joanne

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08-05-2008, 12:46 PM	#4
PsyDocJoanne Loves her 505 and her Z4! Posts: 157 Karma: 631 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Weston, FL Device: Sony PRS-505	Hi Marc! Thanks for the welcome! I love Don Quixote, and have read a couple of different translations. While I still believe that DQ is one of the most difficult books to accurately translate while still capturing the essence of the original work (primarily due to Cervantes' use of humor and colloquialisms), I've found the Grossman translation to be hands down the best. She has translated for a number of Latin American authors, most notably Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mario Vargas Llosa. You can read more about her and see what else she's translated on Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_Grossman --Joanne

08-05-2008, 01:08 PM	#5
texasnightowl Guru Posts: 699 Karma: 1001556 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Device: Oasis 3, K4B(NT), K3/KK	My bet is on not available. I checked the Harper Collins website since they published the translation, and their own site only lists paperback and hardcover, no ebook. Sorry.

08-05-2008, 01:29 PM	#6
PsyDocJoanne Loves her 505 and her Z4! Posts: 157 Karma: 631 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Weston, FL Device: Sony PRS-505	Hi texasnightowl, Thanks! I'm still learning how to try and locate ebooks efficiently...it never even occurred to me to check the publisher's website, I had just been scouring ebooktailers with no luck. It's unfortunate it's not available, but maybe someday soon Harper Collins will get on the ebook bandwagon! Joanne

05-14-2009, 02:22 PM	#9
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	The Harper-Collins web site almost certainly is selling a Secure Mobipocket formatted version, which is not directly usable on a Kindle. If they use the usual Mobipocket DRM server, you would have to get a different PID (Mobipocket won't accept Kindle PIDs), get the book, and remove the DRM. Not very practical for most people.

05-14-2009, 05:18 PM	#11
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	I assumed the original poster had searched for it, since she said she could not find it on Amazon. I just searched for "Edith Grossman", and it popped right up.

05-14-2009, 05:56 PM	#13
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	Oh, yeah. I didn't realize this was an old thread, recently added to.

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