04.Jan.2010 Lost in Translation Challenge (Barely) Completed
Frances @ Nonsuch Books hosted Lost in Translation Challenge running from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2009, required us to read 6 books in translation. I said, it sounds like an easy rule. I did manage to complete it, but barely. I read 6 books, sort of, or 5 1/3 if you want to be pedantic ;)
- Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata (translated from Japanese, finished 04/09,
) - Snakes and Earrings by Hitomi Kanehara (translated from Japanese, finished 08/09, )
- Silk by Alessandro Baricco (translated from Italian, finished 09/09,
) - Strangers by Taichi Yamada (translated from Japanese, finished 09/09,
) - If On A Winter’s Night A Traveler by Italo Calvino (translated from Italian, finished 11/09,
) - I Am a Cat (Volume One) by Sōseki Natsume (translated from Japanese, finished 12/09, )
I read 4 books translated from Japanese and 2 books from Italian. I did have a bit of trouble with this challenge, because last year I wasn’t really in the mood for translated works (and maybe this year too). But I’m glad I read those books, especially the Italian ones. It was probably my first time to read books translated from the language. I intend to read more Italian works in the future. (And of course Japanese, but I don’t have to mention that :)
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