Don Quixote's new translation?
01-07-04, 10:04 AM
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Don Quixote's new translation?
i've actually never read quixote but the reviews this translation is getting has really peaked my interest. anyone read it yet? thoughts???
01-07-04, 11:20 AM
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Is good. Grossman is fabulous, bringing a contemporary feel to the translation without sacrificing the period (ie, she's not modernizing the text by any means, but creating a modern translation...).
This book actually made the top ten list I did a couple of weeks ago for one of the newspapers for which I write...
This book actually made the top ten list I did a couple of weeks ago for one of the newspapers for which I write...
