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Mekkin B. (122 KP) is asking for a recommendation

Sep 14, 2017 (Updated Sep 14, 2017)  
Recommend Me
I got to see the original Rosetta stone the other day. It's truly an amazing artifact that unlocked so much knowledge that might otherwise have been lost.

In that spirit, I'd love to hear from you: What is your favorite book/movie/TV show that has been translated from another language? (Dubbing and subtitles are both acceptable).

Mine are currently One Hundred Years of Solitude and Njáls saga.
     
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) Sep 14, 2017

Books are altogether another behemoth as most have been translated into other languages. Authors such as Albert Camus, Franz Kafka, Jean Paul Sartre, Dostoevsky, Gunther Grass, Han Kang, Rousseau, Christine de Pizan...it's endless ?

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Goddess in the Stacks (553 KP) Sep 14, 2017 (Updated Sep 14, 2017)

The Hangman's Daughter series, by Oliver Pötzsch, is one of my favorite translations. Originally published in German, I believe. I read them a few years ago - the first one here: https://goddessinthestacks.wordpress.com/2013/10/21/the-hangmans-daughter-by-oliver-potzsch/
and the next three several months later: https://goddessinthestacks.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/book-review-the-dark-monk-the-beggar-king-and-the-poisoned-pilgrim/

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On the Wrong Track
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Cowboy detectives Old Red and Big Red find murder on board a train after they sign up with the Southern Pacific as detectives. Can Old Red figure out who the killer is? Lots of great suspense and an ending I couldn't put down. Unfortunately, the language really bothered me.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-on-wrong-track-by-steve.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
A great read! Kim really has been through so much in her life; I have a lot of respect for her. It's amazing seeing her being such an upfront, hard character on TV but to then read about what her life has actually been like.
The language used made the book straightforward and easy to read but as expected it was a difficult and emotional subject to read about.
  
The Book of Hidden Things
The Book of Hidden Things
Francesco Dimitri | 2018 | Contemporary, Paranormal, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
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Hard to put down, questions reality (0 more)
Not enough people have read it (0 more)
Don't make this book a hidden thing
I absolutely loved this book. I liked the characters. It was a story of midlife with just enough magic invoked to make it a fantasy. How a man who has English as his second language can write something so spectacular I will never
know. Clever man. Now where are those stone walls...
  
Rose in Bloom (Sex and the Season #2)
Rose in Bloom (Sex and the Season #2)
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Oh sweet sweet rose and humble handsome Cameron.As usual i fell in love with the characters.As you read you see their personalities develop and enjoy their little quirks.There were a few confusing parts where it jumped from one feeling to another but other than that and the language not quite fitting the time period at moment,as with lilys story i enjoyed it immensely!Cant wait to read book 3.
  
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David (771 KP) rated The Gentlemen (2020) in Movies

Jan 13, 2020 (Updated Jan 13, 2020)  
The Gentlemen (2020)
The Gentlemen (2020)
2020 | Action, Crime
Hugh Grant (1 more)
Colin Farrell
The usual Guy Ritchie gangster romp
Anybody who has seen a Guy Ritchie gangster flick will not be disappointed. The usual colourful characters, language and violence run right through with never a dull moment. Expect the plot twists and turns common in his films. Hugh Grant's performance is a fresh change from his usual stiff upper lip, straight laced British posh chap he is famous for.
  
The Art of Falling
The Art of Falling
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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This was a beautiful take on a lot of powerful themes - love, loss, and life. I appreciated it even though I'm not a dancer which I believes speaks for the book itself. The language was lyrical and I enjoyed how everything came full circle in the end.



*Although I did receive this book for free through Goodreads First Reads, all of my thoughts and opinions are my own.
  
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