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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible
That said, I have not seen many translations that could pass as masterworks. I've seen more become junk. Okay I exagerated .  The story does not always make the book. A lot of times the writing does, that's where a translation buckles a bit. |
Hi Yvan,
It may interest you to know that if I had to name my all-time favourite book, it would probably be Alexandre Dumas' "The Count of Monte Cristo", which I've only ever read in English translation - my French is not good enough to read the original. Translation or not, to my mind it's a masterpiece. My favourite authors are, without any doubt, Dumas and Dickens - I never tire of reading either.