Other Translations You've Read?

[Gravy]

What other books have you read that were translated from another language?
Of those, which one was your favorite?

Most classics fall into this catagory, but a more contemporary one I love is The Neverending Story, translated from the original German, Die unendliche Geschichte.

[gali]

I read many of those such as "Les Misérables", "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame", and "The Neverending Story" which was my favorite.

[Donnavila Marie01]

The "Gates to Tangier" and "Raquel Says Something" by Mois Bennaroch. I love those two stories because they opened new realities to me.

[kandscreeley]

You know, I never realized that Never Ending Story was a translation from German. Interesting.

[Amagine]

I don't believe I've ever read a book that was translated from another language. If I have, I wasn't aware of it.

[gali]

Oh, I also read a few of Philippe Claudel's books, translated from French. Highly recommend, if you are looking for some translated books.

[Donnavila Marie01]

You know, I never realized that Never Ending Story was a translation from German. Interesting.

I did not read the book, "Never Ending Story" but I watched the movie. It is a movie which sticks into your mind.

[gali]

You know, I never realized that Never Ending Story was a translation from German. Interesting.

I did not read the book, "Never Ending Story" but I watched the movie. It is a movie which sticks into your mind.

You should then as the book is much better.

[Donnavila Marie01]

One good thing about translating a book to our international language is it reaches a wider audience. If the book has a great message and is translated excellently, it would be great.

[gali]

One good thing about translating a book to our international language is it reaches a wider audience. If the book has a great message and is translated excellently, it would be great.

I agree. It can reach a wide audience that way. As long as the book is translated well, I don't mind it isn't the original.

[Gravy]

I'm actually hoping to start Memory of Water by Emmi Itäranta soon. It was originally in Finnish and the author herself translated it to English.

Another one I have to note, because it is one of my favorite classics, is The Phantom of the Opera.

You know, I never realized that Never Ending Story was a translation from German. Interesting.

I did not read the book, "Never Ending Story" but I watched the movie. It is a movie which sticks into your mind.

You should then as the book is much better.

You know, I never realized that Never Ending Story was a translation from German. Interesting.

It is a big reason I would love to learn German. I dream of being able to read it in it's original language.

[CZCampbell]

I have only read the classics - Beowulf would be my favorite. I also love Sir Gawain the Green Knight.

[Gravy]

I've also read other books by Michael Ende (author of The Neverending Story).

[gali]

Another series that I love was "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (a Swedish thriller).

[Heidi M Simone]

Another series that I love was "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (a Swedish thriller).

I have also read this series...at least the first three books.

Another one was The Gold-rimmed Spectacles by Giorgio Bassani. It was Italian and I read it in English. Unfortunately, it was a terrible translation and it seemed like it didn't do the original justice (according to the Italian women who read it in Italian).