O/T what books would you recommend

External Since: Nov 06, 2003 Posts: 45

<chuckle>
Well, she's not the youngest author around, so it wasn't the gravest mistake
to make. I guess half of our schoolgoing youths think she's a fossil already
anyway, and they're Dutch. And yeah... Dutch is a really hard language to
translate when it comes to books... I've done it with a short novel once and
it's more like re-writing than translating. Holding on to the essence of the
words is really hard. Somehow translating from English to Dutch is much
easier: English is more expressive/flexible for some reason, so it gives you
more to work with.
Take care,
Jo

"Tamara" <laudenum.RemoveThis@bigpond.com> schreef in bericht
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> She is amazing!
>
> I'm sorry, I didn't realise she was still alive. The book was published in
> English and apparently took YEARS for it to be properly translated so none
> of her "style" or meaning was lost.
> It is just the most amazing novel I've read about that period.
> You have a right to be so proud of her!
>
> Tamara
> "JoSilvermist" <ikbenhetmaarjose.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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  > > Hella S. Haasse is still quite alive and writing. The book was written
> over
  > > 50 (1949) years ago though. She was born in a dutch colony
  > > (Nederlands-Indie) in 1918, so she isn't as young as she used to be,
> little
  > > bit younger than my late granny, but still going at it. She's one of our
  > > "big" female authors. (She said with some dutch pride.) Wink

> > Take care,
  > > Jo
  > >
  > > "Tamara" <laudenum.RemoveThis@bigpond.com> schreef in bericht
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   > > >
   > > > have you read the English translation of "In a Dark Wood Wandering"
  > > (forget
   > > > the author except that it was Dutch & the English translation was
  > > published
   > > > over 50 years after the authors death!). It's set in France & covers
the
   > > > period 1700s I think - The Maid of Orleans - It's an epic novel &
  > > incredibly
   > > > accurate.
   > > >
   > > >
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