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Night-owl
Night-owl
Feb 2020
10:28am, 28 Feb 2020
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Night-owl
Thanks Chris
I'll have a look

Also as he's Turkish its ideal as well as my other reading challenges looking to read more non UK/USA authors
Chrisull
Chrisull
Feb 2020
11:20am, 28 Feb 2020
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Chrisull
Ah just looked up the translator definitely does alter the style. Can I say look for Maureen Freely ones (if poss), and avoid Guneli Gun - I had at one time both translations of the Black book and Freely's was obviously superior and easier to read. Other translators (Ekin Oklap, Erdag Goknar) are fine, but Gun's were quite stilted and wordy.
Night-owl
Night-owl
Feb 2020
11:24am, 28 Feb 2020
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Night-owl
Thank you Chris that is helpful
LindsD
LindsD
Feb 2020
11:59am, 28 Feb 2020
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LindsD
I've read some stuff by Freely about their collaboration and I'm not surprised they are good translations. She's also a good writer herself.
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
Feb 2020
2:43pm, 28 Feb 2020
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Little Nemo
Yes, it was The New Life - but sadly my life wasn't magically transformed ;-)
Diogenes
Diogenes
Feb 2020
8:41pm, 28 Feb 2020
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Diogenes
Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively is very good. Sweeping generalisation, but female writers seem to be much better at this writing lark than men. Greater intelligence and empathy, probably, not to mention honesty.
Serendippily
Serendippily
Feb 2020
8:46pm, 28 Feb 2020
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Serendippily
That is a generalisation Dio. I enjoyed moon tiger though
McGoohan
McGoohan
Feb 2020
11:52pm, 28 Feb 2020
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McGoohan
Moooon Tiger, wider than a mile,
I'm crossing you in style some day
GregP
GregP
Feb 2020
7:14am, 29 Feb 2020
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GregP
And we’re back with Breakfast at Tiffany
Diogenes
Diogenes
Mar 2020
11:21pm, 3 Mar 2020
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Diogenes
Finished Moon Tiger, a wonderful book

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