Comments on: Best News of the Week http://johnbakersblog.co.uk/best-news-of-the-week/ Reflections of a working writer and reader Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:06:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lee http://johnbakersblog.co.uk/best-news-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-96416 Lee Sun, 17 Jun 2007 06:20:01 +0000 http://johnbakersblog.co.uk/best-news-of-the-week/#comment-96416 <p>I second that about translators, who are vastly under appreciated ... unless you happen to need a good one.</p> <p>I'm pining for a copy of <i>To Siberia</i>, which appears to be out-of-print in English (and very pricey secondhand). Perhaps Petterson's win will bring it back into favour.</p> <strong>jb says</strong>: This is not the only sign that translators are beginning to gain some long-overdue recognition. And, yes, the prices for used copies of <em>To Siberia</em> are amazing. I'm sure it will be reprinted soon. Goodness knows why Harvill/Ramdom House didn't reprint it when Per Petterson won The Independent's Foreign Fiction prize some months ago. I second that about translators, who are vastly under appreciated … unless you happen to need a good one.

I’m pining for a copy of To Siberia, which appears to be out-of-print in English (and very pricey secondhand). Perhaps Petterson’s win will bring it back into favour.

jb says: This is not the only sign that translators are beginning to gain some long-overdue recognition. And, yes, the prices for used copies of To Siberia are amazing. I’m sure it will be reprinted soon. Goodness knows why Harvill/Ramdom House didn’t reprint it when Per Petterson won The Independent’s Foreign Fiction prize some months ago.

]]> By: anne http://johnbakersblog.co.uk/best-news-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-96414 anne Sat, 16 Jun 2007 21:15:30 +0000 http://johnbakersblog.co.uk/best-news-of-the-week/#comment-96414 <p>How wonderful that they gave a portion of the award to the translator. Logic rarely combines with generosity and decency. And thanks for reporting it.</p> <p>Have you read Bernard Schlink's "The Reader"? It sounds as if "Out Stealing Horses" is similar in tone. And, incidentally, The Reader's translator was brilliant, keeping the sensitivities and tone of the German intact.</p> <strong>jb says</strong>: Hi Anne. Yes, I did read <em>The Reader</em> a couple of years back. I'm not sure that they are that similar in tone. Perhaps it would be closer to say that they are similar in structure. Both good books but I would have to say that, for me, <em>Out Stealing Horses</em> has the edge. How wonderful that they gave a portion of the award to the translator. Logic rarely combines with generosity and decency. And thanks for reporting it.

Have you read Bernard Schlink’s “The Reader”? It sounds as if “Out Stealing Horses” is similar in tone. And, incidentally, The Reader’s translator was brilliant, keeping the sensitivities and tone of the German intact.

jb says: Hi Anne. Yes, I did read The Reader a couple of years back. I’m not sure that they are that similar in tone. Perhaps it would be closer to say that they are similar in structure. Both good books but I would have to say that, for me, Out Stealing Horses has the edge.

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