Any books or writers who are /better in translation/?

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2017-02-22 10:06:04 Post No. 9142681
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Anonymous 2017-02-22 10:06:04 Post No. 9142681 [Report]

Any books or writers who are /better in translation/?

Anonymous 2017-02-23 04:38:10 Post No.9144456
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Anonymous 2017-02-23 04:38:10 Post No.9144456 [Report]

James Dickey and Ken Kesey-- when translated into Film.

Anonymous 2017-02-23 05:01:02 Post No.9144529
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Anonymous 2017-02-23 05:01:02 Post No.9144529 [Report]

Lovecraft is pretty good translated.
t.Read a few of his stories in hungarian

Anonymous 2017-02-23 05:15:36 Post No.9144576
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Anonymous 2017-02-23 05:15:36 Post No.9144576 [Report]

>>9144529
His English is fucking uniquely bizarre, so having an editor with a tiny bit of skill would probably improve him in any language.

Anonymous 2017-02-23 07:44:48 Post No.9144857
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Anonymous 2017-02-23 07:44:48 Post No.9144857 [Report]

>>9144576
It just doesn't have the same "punch" in english in my opinion

Anonymous 2017-02-23 07:47:38 Post No.9144862
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Anonymous 2017-02-23 07:47:38 Post No.9144862 [Report]

Dostoyevsky is more highly regarded in the English speaking world than Russia, so him.

Anonymous 2017-02-23 07:55:43 Post No.9144877
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Anonymous 2017-02-23 07:55:43 Post No.9144877 [Report]

>>9142681
Poe into French

Anonymous 2017-02-23 08:05:45 Post No.9144891
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Anonymous 2017-02-23 08:05:45 Post No.9144891 [Report]

>>9144877

this makes a lot of sense, i'll have to check it out so i can practice my french.

Anonymous 2017-02-23 08:07:14 Post No.9144893
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Anonymous 2017-02-23 08:07:14 Post No.9144893 [Report]

Apparently Dickens is better in Chinese.