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McGoohan
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That's very interesting Chris. I "did" L'Etranger for an OU course - in translation of course- and the prevailing one was of how the book is *about* emotional detachment. No one addressed how that might be more a function of the translation.

Hence my knee jerk Camus example. Are there alternative translations available? I'd quite like to read it again with these points in mind.
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One = opinion
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I also *did* Camus.
L'Etranger for French A Level (and our teacher translated maman as mummy as is correct). This was the mid 80s.
I also then read more Camus when doing Fetch at uni. La Chute was my favourite.

I had a proper, typical student crush on him.
And Beckett (yes, I was a walking cliche)

Can't get my phone to do accents :(
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I also agree with chrisull re Revolutionary Road. Loved the book, didn't care much for the film.

Yates wrote some short stories, too.
Not recommended for Daz, though, given his feelings on RR :)
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(Bint did Fetch at uni:-o :-))
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I love that you did 'Fetch' at uni, Bint :)
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Le accént.

iPhone you hold down the e and it gives you various accent choices
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Ha!

Nobody tell KatieB :-O
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Eeé
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:-o le shöckëd fâčè

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Welcome to Season Eight

February 2025 (Chrisull)
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead (Olga Tokarczuk, trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones)
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Appliance (J O Morgan)
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