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Nominations for January 2019 • Lost in Translation: Other Tongues
Help us select the book that the New Leaf Book Club will read in January 2019. The theme is Lost in Translation: Other Tongues Everyone is welcome to join the nomination process even if they'd rather lurk during the voting and discussion; if that is still a little too much commitment, please feel free to suggest titles without making a formal nomination. Also, don't sweat the links. It's helpful to check availability and prices before nominating in order to eliminate anything that's out of the question, but ultimately our global members with different gadgets and preferences will have to check for themselves. The nominations will run through 7 AM EST, December 7, 2018. Each nomination requires a second and a third to make it to the poll, which will remain open for four days. The discussion of the selection will start on January 15, 2019. Don't forget to show up for the discussion of the December selection, The Scarlet Pimpernel, on December 15. Any questions? See below, or just ask! FAQs for the Nomination, Selection and Discussion process General Guidelines for the New Leaf Book Club Official choices with three nominations: Embassytown by China Miéville [stuartjmz, Dazrin, CRussel] Amazon US $7.99 Spoiler:
345 pp.
Every Man Dies Alone (alternate title: Alone in Berlin) by Hans Fallada, translated by Michael Hofmann [Catlady, issybird, Bookpossum] Amazon U.S., $12.99 | Amazon CA $9.88 | Amazon UK £4.99 | Amazon AU $14.99 | Kobo U.S., $12.99 | Kobo CA $13.59 | Kobo UK £4.99 | Kobo AU $14.99 Spoiler:
546 pp.
The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa [Bookpossum, gmw, issybird] Kobo prices: $US9.99, $C13.99, $A14,99, $NZ20.34, £3.99. Spoiler:
327 pp.
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin [gmw, Bookpossum, CRussel] Amazon US $9.99 | Amazon UK £5.99 | Amazon CA $10.99 | Amazon AU $11.99 | Kobo US $9.99 | Kobo UK £5.99 | Kobo CA $10.99 | Kobo AU $11.99 Spoiler:
304 pp.
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto [astrangerhere, Dazrin, Bookworm_Girl] Amazon US $12.86 Spoiler:
152 pp.
The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By by Georges Simenon, (Siân Reynolds, tr.) [issybird, gmw, Bookworm_Girl] Kobo UK £2.99 | Kobo AU $10.99 | Kobo CA $11.99 | Kobo US $9.99 | Audible US Spoiler:
251 pp.
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Choices with one or two nominations:
*Foreigner by C.J. Cherryh [CRussel] AmazonUS: $2.99 | AmazonCA: $9.99 | Audible | AudibleUK | Overdrive Spoiler:
431 pp.
**The Time In Between (alternate title: The Seamstress) by Maria Duenas, translated by Daniel Hahn [Catlady, Bookworm_Girl] Amazon U.S. $13.99 | Amazon CA $7.99 | Amazon UK £3.99 | Amazon AU AU $12.99 | Kobo U.S. $13.99 | Kobo CA $12.99 | Kobo UK £3.99 | Kobo AU $12.99 Spoiler:
626 pp.
**The Cyberiad: Fables for the Cybernetic Age by Stanislaw Lem [Ralph Sir Edward, Dazrin] Amazon US $1.99 314 pp. *Celebrating the Best in Urdu Poetry, edited by Khushwant Singh, tr. by Kamna Prasad [stuartjmz] Amazon US $14.00 Spoiler:
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I nominate The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin.
Amazon US - USD$9.99 | Amazon UK - £5.99 | Amazon CA - CDN$10.99 | Amazon AU - AUD$11.99 | Kobo US - USD$9.99 | Kobo UK - £5.99 | Kobo CA - CAD$10.99 | Kobo AU AUD$11.99 Description from Goodreads: Quote:
For the age of it the book is still quite expensive, but I expect you should be able to get it fairly easily at libraries. |
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I can't find the thread with the discussion of the theme, but I thought this month's theme was books translated from another language?
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The idea of a character being lost in translation rather than us as readers getting a translation is a good one I think. The Foreigner series is another good one like that but I'm always up for Le Guin.
I spent a couple hours yesterday looking only to realize the book I wanted is an Amazon exclusive as an ebook. Back to the drawing board. |
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Yeah, but I'm questioning the theme's meaning in terms of what I might want to nominate--and I've been looking at books translated from another language.
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OK, I'm going to break my usual rule of only nominating one book. First, a Norwegian mystery, The Rat by Jo Nesbø, the first of the Harry Hole mysteries. These are rather dark, with a less than exemplary protagonist, but excellent police procedural mysteries, mostly set outside of Norway. They fit the category in it's most obvious sense, being translated into English.
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Foreigner
For my second nomination, I'll follow through on Dazrin's lead and nominate Foreigner, the first book in CJ Cherryh's eponymous series. This series, and this book, provide an effective and well developed object lesson in the risks of translation, and of the whole concept of language and linguistics being biologically determinant.
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AmazonUS: $2.99 AmazonCA: $9.99 CAD Audible AudibleUK Overdrive It appears there might be current issues with accessing this in eBook format outside of North America. If this book is selected, I'll work with folks who have any geo-fencing issues, so please don't let that influence your vote! Or you can try the excellent Audible version, which is available. |
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I'm nominating Every Man Dies Alone (alternate title: Alone in Berlin) by Hans Fallada, translated by Michael Hofmann (1947, transl. 2009; 546 pp.).
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I guess a rodent's a rodent.
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I'll second Every Man Dies Alone which has been on my TBR for a while.
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The Left Hand of Darkness is a great book and I second it.
I really like your take on the theme, gmw! |
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Since gmw has inspired many to go with books about translation, even if not actually translated themselves, I'm going to follow suit and recommend/rave about Embassytown - translation is literally what this book is all (or mostly) about
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