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Originally Posted by Moe The Cat
Parts 1 and 2 were translated by Jay Rubin and Part 3 was translated by Philip Gabriel. Probably because in some countries (for example, the U.K.), Parts 1 and 2 were published first and Part 3 was published later. This is why you could find Parts 1 and 2 online before the October 25th U.S. publication date for the complete set.
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I listened to a recent Jay Rubin interview, and he said that the work was split up because it would have taken too long for one person to translate it all. It's too bad, but understandable.