>know Lem's sci-fi work
>oh, he wrote a semi-autobiographical book about an insane asylum during the Nazi occupation of Poland? sounds interesting
>read book. it's fucking amazing
>he wrote thematic sequels!?! yes please
>only in Polish
>never translated
Fuck me. I'm going to have to learn to speak a goddamn slavic language. What authors would /lit/ learn a new language for?
>>9998230
>read Chinese novel in English
>really enjoy it
>check the Goodreads reviews
>everyone is complaining about how awful the English translation is
>>9998230
Good luck buddy. Vocabulary is graspable (less words than in the English language), but grammar is such a bitch in polish.
>>9998230
>Learn Polish for Lem
>discover Antoni GoĊubiew
>decide to be a Pole forever
this is your future now, anon