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Books in other languages/translations

simu · 2003-09-13 12:12:49

Do you ever read books in other languages? Or, do you read a lot of material translated into English from other languages? How do you find this? Myself, I've read lots in Irish and French as I speak these languages fluently. I also had to read German novels when I was in first year in college but it was tough as my German…

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Do you ever read books in other languages?
Or, do you read a lot of material translated into English from other languages?
How do you find this?

Myself, I've read lots in Irish and French as I speak these languages fluently. I also had to read German novels when I was in first year in college but it was tough as my German isn't great and I had to run to the dictionary very often.

I often read translated stuff as well - it's interesting to see what's going on outside the English-speaking world - in particular, Japanese authors as I am really interested in Japan.

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