murrayjames Posted January 18, 2019 at 06:05 PM Report Posted January 18, 2019 at 06:05 PM Has anyone here read Kafka in Chinese? If so, how was the translation? Any recommendations? Quote
Publius Posted January 19, 2019 at 02:20 AM Report Posted January 19, 2019 at 02:20 AM Why would you want to read Kafka in Chinese? The overall quality of literary translation in China is depressingly low. After I realized that, I avoided translated books like the plague. 3 Quote
DavyJonesLocker Posted January 19, 2019 at 06:02 AM Report Posted January 19, 2019 at 06:02 AM 3 hours ago, Publius said: Why would you want to read Kafka in Chinese? The overall quality of literary translation in China is depressingly low. After I realized that, I avoided translated books like the plague. Thanks I always wondered how about that. It seems like a very difficult task to translate some of the literally classics. I recommended Steinbecks works to someone but I just couldn't see how it could be translated properly given the high use of colloquial language in his writings. Outstanding author . Quote
murrayjames Posted January 19, 2019 at 04:04 PM Author Report Posted January 19, 2019 at 04:04 PM 13 hours ago, Publius said: Why would you want to read Kafka in Chinese? I want to read Kafka and I want to read more books in Chinese. 13 hours ago, Publius said: The overall quality of literary translation in China is depressingly low. Good to know. Quote
Tomsima Posted January 19, 2019 at 04:31 PM Report Posted January 19, 2019 at 04:31 PM 25 minutes ago, murrayjames said: I want to read Kafka and I want to read more books in Chinese. I think you're probably going to end up with the result of not having read Kafka in a way best accessible to you, and not really having read natural Chinese. Quote
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