English translation better than usual
594030
We have been waiting for this to reach the US forever. It was thoroughly enjoyable, and not at all American. The concept was bizarre, but we have accepted animals dressed human clothes and singing for decades, so why not? It was fun, the landscape was lovely, and the characters what you want to see. Recommended.
4248828
This book is one that I have read in the past in paper form. I had trouble finding a smooth modern English translation on Kindle. This one worked well for me.
1640648
World is rounding up nicely. I really enjoy use of British-isms in language.  Hope the series has a long run.
710762
A fairly nice job of translation, but there are grammatical errors that are a bit distracting for me as a reader.
2941021
A nice handy version of this classic , the translation into "English" english works well,even still their are some changes necessary for
"American " english.  for example The Cicada and the ant became the Grasshopper and the ant somehow in the USA!
1873095
Living in Sweden, this book was given the highest standard of praise in my local newspaper. However, it was not what I had expected when I began to read it in English (my native language). Perhaps the translated version into Swedish was better than the original version. It was o.k., but not as good as the Swedish critic gave it honors for.
1383748
I read this book in english, will say the english version is so much better than the spanish.\
overall, I absolutely love this authors
2882998
Good take off of the original author but there are a few glitches in translation that don't affect the readability.
4520840
Unlike other translations I've read, this version doesn't seem stilted or precious. It's clear, digestible while preserving poetic grace and style. The introduction is well worth reading before you get to the guts of the book. I keep buying copies because I seem to give this one away a lot.
294805
Sure glad there is an English version included.  LOL! I didn't read thoroughly and this could have been a disaster!  Very pleased!
3763230
The Stranger is an excellent novel that I would recommend to anyone trying to stray from the NYT bestseller list. Although the content is wonderful, this particular translation wasn't spectacular--hence the four star rating. There are other, better translated editions out there, however this translation is sufficient for the price.
511037
This is a fluent and interesting translation in its own right, and a very useful companion for those attempting to read Beowulf in Old English--Liuzza follows the original rather closely, and has made sense of the often tangled syntax. His language is clear and straightforward--Seamus Heany's version is perhaps more beautiful, but much further from the OE text.
1175224
The translation is acceptable, if occasionally strained. However, there appear to be OCR problems with the Ebook version in separating the alpha- and beta- plotlines. I will be getting the printed version instead to double-check this, but if so, this is a bit of a problem.
3003904
I've compared this paperback Plaza Editorial 2012 translation with the original English (<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Great-Expectations-Dover-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486415864/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Great Expectations (Dover Thrift Editions)</a>), and it looks good to me. It is not a word-for-word exact translation, but the quality of the Spanish is good. It's a pity that the name of the translator is not given.

By contrast, the R. Berenguer translation (<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Grandes-esperanzas-Minus-Spanish-Edition/dp/B007KIUFTG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Grandes esperanzas (Minus) (Spanish Edition)</a>) is almost completely literal word-for-word, which has definite advantages if you want to know exactly what Dickens wrote, but then you might as well read the English original.

By the way, the exact same translation (as the Plaza edition) is given in some of the Amazon kindle editions as follows. (Maybe there are so many editions of this translation because it's widely available for free download on the net!)

<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Grandes-Esperanzas-Spanish-Edition/dp/B005OZH98W/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Grandes Esperanzas (Spanish Edition)</a>&nbsp;B005OZH98W. This is the same as the Plaza Editorial edition, except that it's missing the m-dashes, and it uses Spanish quotes instead of the English "quotes" in the Plaza Editorial edition.

<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Grandes-Esperanzas-Spanish-Edition/dp/B003IKN4D4/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Grandes Esperanzas (Spanish Edition)</a>&nbsp;B003IKN4D4. This is the same as the Plaza Editorial except that m-dashes are replaced with hyphens.

<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Grandes-Esperanzas-Spanish-Edition/dp/B006EAAPKA/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Grandes Esperanzas (Spanish Edition)</a>&nbsp;B006EAAPKA. This is the same as the Plaza Editorial except that it has no m-dashes, does have Spanish quotes, and contains typos. In two places in chapter 1, I found errors such as "E1 herrero" instead of "El herrero", and "A1 mismo" instead of "Al mismo". I.e. the digit "1" instead of the lower-case letter "l".

The Plaza Editorial paperback edition under review here has one little disadvantage compared to the kindle versions. This paperback has approximately 50% of lines ending in a hyphenation break. That's truly excessive. The kindle versions have no hyphenated line-breaks, although their page widths are less. (Some of them are ragged right, but others are right-justified.)

The printing quality of this two-volume paperback is good. The paper, the binding and the typeface are very good, despite the excessive hyphenation. The binding does not let you lay the book down flat for easy reading, but that's acceptable.

I would have preferred an introduction with notes on history and the translation, but there is no introductory material in this paperback edition. It goes straight from the contents page into the start of the novel.

All in all, maybe I prefer the more literal Alba Editorial, R. Beringuer translation after all.
1194035
Grieve's translation of "A l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs" is a fine follow-up to Lydia Davis's "Swann's Way."  This is the first time I am reading the "Search" and, as far as the translation goes, I only have about a hundred pages of Moncrieff to compare it to.  I don't feel that there is anything missing from the language, however.  Other reviewers have commented on Grieve's use of English clichs to replace the French clichs (this is especially noticeable in the case of M. de Norpois) but I don't have a problem with this - I actually thought it was a good solution to a tricky problem.  All in all, I am very pleased with the new Penguin translations, so far.

As for the novel itself, it is divided into two parts, which both have a "blossoming" young female characters.  In Part I - "At Mme Swann's" - the young girl is Swann's daughter, Gilberte.  This part of the novel was originally meant to be included in Swann's Way, and - if one reads the novels back-to-back - the story continues smoothly between the novels.  Gilberte is Marcel's first great, doomed love affair.

Part II takes place in the fictional seaside resort town of Balbec.  The girl in question here is Marcel's main love-interest, Albertine. Although people view Albertine as the most significant factor in the novel, I don't find this to be true - she's barely in the story.  More significant is Marcel's friend, Robert Saint-Loupe.

What is striking about the novel are its undertones of homosexuality.  I don't just mean the literal references to homosexuality, but the narrator's as well.  This may anger some readers - they would say that, just because Marcel Proust was gay, that doesn't make his narrator gay.  Taken as a character however, Marcel has many gay characteristics - he is a sensitive, sickly, delicate, young man who is obsessed theater, literature, and art.  Granted, these things don't make him gay, per se - but the overall tone of the writing gives that impression.
283055
It's a decent translation of Alice in Wonderland and likely be one of few if not only the only one. I gather since  the English language is full of puns and the Italian isn't I bet the translation was not easy. What I found odd was the translator used crocodile instead of writing desk in his translation and he did not use common Italian word for bat. He settle for I assume a dialect. I notice some of the vocabulary isn't standard Italian. However, that can be the author was more acquainted with the dialect of his time than standard Italian. Also, he may have wanted it to be more poetic, I am not sure. I am in the early chapters and do enjoy it immensely.

E 'una traduzione decente di Alice Nel Paese Delle Meraviglie e probabilmente uno dei pochi, se non solo l'unico. Ho capito che la lingua inglese  pieno di giochi di parole e l'italiano si puo' scomettere che la traduzione non  stata facile. Quello che ho trovato strana era il traduttore coccodrillo usato al posto di scrivania nella sua traduzione e non ha usato la parola italiana comune di pipistrello. Lui accontentarsi di quello che presumo sia un dialetto. Ho notato alcuni dei vocaboli non  comune italiano. Tuttavia, questo pu essere l'autore era pi conosceva il dialetto del suo tempo che letteraria italiana. Inoltre, egli pu aver voluto che fosse pi poetico, non sono sicuro. Sono nei primi capitoli e mi piace la traduzione.
3706883
i really loved the way they translated this book. it's a lot better than previous versions. there are something that everyone would find something in their life. i really enjoyed it. i would def suggest this book.