???????????????? ????

[Robert Orr]

Why not put in a footnote reminding people who Hindenburg was, in that case?
 

Dear Robert (and all):

This may be what Robert was planning anyway, but I think this is a classic
case where the original needs to be left intact -- "drooping/droopy
Hindenburg cheeks."

It is then up to the reader to find out Hindenburg was in fact quite well
known all over Europe (see Kjetil Ra Hauge's point), probably in Russia as
well, -- and interpret the several things this might mean.

Any translation that replaces the word "Hindenburg" with something it might
"mean" diminishes the text. Just my humble amateur-translator opinion.

-FR



On Sun, 6 May 2012 16:10:08 +0100
  Robert Chandler <kcf19 at DIAL.PIPEX.COM> wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> Can anyone help me with the words ???????? ???????????????? ?????
> 
> ? ?????????????, ??? ???? ????? ????????????????, ??? ??????????, ? 
>???????? ??????? ???, ???????? ?????? ?????, ??????? ??????? ???, 
>??????? ???, ???????? ???????????????? ???? ? ????????, ??????????? ?
>???????????? ???????, ?????-????? ?????.
> 
> Grossman is describing a deranged, elderly Armenian peasant.  He was 
>writing this in 1961.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Robert
> 
> Robert Chandler, 42 Milson Road, London, W14 OLD
> 
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