murrayjames Posted January 18, 2019 at 06:05 PM Report Share Posted January 18, 2019 at 06:05 PM Has anyone here read Kafka in Chinese? If so, how was the translation? Any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Publius Posted January 19, 2019 at 02:20 AM Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 at 02:20 AM Why would you want to read Kafka in Chinese? The overall quality of literary translation in China is depressingly low. After I realized that, I avoided translated books like the plague. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyJonesLocker Posted January 19, 2019 at 06:02 AM Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 at 06:02 AM 3 hours ago, Publius said: Why would you want to read Kafka in Chinese? The overall quality of literary translation in China is depressingly low. After I realized that, I avoided translated books like the plague. Thanks I always wondered how about that. It seems like a very difficult task to translate some of the literally classics. I recommended Steinbecks works to someone but I just couldn't see how it could be translated properly given the high use of colloquial language in his writings. Outstanding author . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murrayjames Posted January 19, 2019 at 04:04 PM Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 at 04:04 PM 13 hours ago, Publius said: Why would you want to read Kafka in Chinese? I want to read Kafka and I want to read more books in Chinese. 13 hours ago, Publius said: The overall quality of literary translation in China is depressingly low. Good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomsima Posted January 19, 2019 at 04:31 PM Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 at 04:31 PM 25 minutes ago, murrayjames said: I want to read Kafka and I want to read more books in Chinese. I think you're probably going to end up with the result of not having read Kafka in a way best accessible to you, and not really having read natural Chinese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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