12-21-2009, 12:27 PM | #1 |
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War and Peace
It has been quite a few years since I read War and Peace, probably will again soon, now that my Kindle is coming. There are 8 different war and peace books listed on Kindle.
Which to download? I downloaded the $0.00 one, but have no way of knowing if I should have. A couple look to be abridged based on file size, but none specifically state so. One that can be previewed has the terrible habit of having a lot of the spoken text in French (where appropriate) footnoted with English translation. Can anyone point me to a good one?? |
12-21-2009, 12:32 PM | #2 |
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There IS quite a lot of spoken French in "War and Peace", and I don't think I've ever seen an edition which translates it other than in footnotes. It's just the way that the book is.
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12-21-2009, 01:11 PM | #4 |
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I had to read it in Russian at school. Yes, the French is there in the original (no translation given by Leo!). By the way, read some interesting info about the title here.
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Oh well, the Amazon one works. Thanks again. I'd like to know what went wrong? |
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12-21-2009, 02:59 PM | #6 |
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I've not seen any of the Kindle editions of War and Peace, but I see that the version on Project Gutenberg (translated by Louise Maude) does indeed have the French in the body of the text, with the English in footnotes (immediately below the paragraph to which they refer). There are some exceptions -- I suppose in cases where the translator considers the French would be obvious to an English speaker -- but for most part it follows the footnote pattern. That said, I also have the more modern Rosemary Edmonds translation, and that appears not to have any such footnotes. In fact, as far as I can see at a quick glance, most of the French has been rendered in English in the body of the text. Unfortunately, there's probably no way to know if that particular edition is available for the Kindle, given that the product descriptions don't include the translator's name. I suspect it isn't, given the relatively low prices and the fact that the Edmonds translation is still in copyright. Hope you find what you are looking for. |
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The no cost one here on Amazon actually has no French, even the simple phrases are in English. That too is slightly disappointing as those simple lead-in phrases spoken in French say something about the nature of the character in the book, French being spoken by the Russian elite of the time. Here is the link to the Amazon one for $0.00. http://www.amazon.com/War-and-Peace-...1425747&sr=1-2 it seemingly navigates fairly well on my iphone. (Kindle arrives via ups today!!) I did discover the one corresponding to the Signet Classics paperback is also available on amazon for Kindle (for 8.76) (Translation by Ann Dunnigan). I may order that one when I finally embark as that is the translation I've read before with the minimal amount of lead in French phrases for effect. Thanks to all. |
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