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[Jules Levin]

On 5/6/2012 4:30 PM, Robert Orr wrote:
> Why not put in a footnote reminding people who Hindenburg was, in that case?
A sad comment on the state of present-day education, that the potential 
readership of
a novel translated from Russian needs to have Hindenburg explained.  Wilson?
  Lloyd George?  Bismarck?  Nicholas II?

Jules Levin
Los Angeles



>
>
> 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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