http://zach.copley.name/blog/2008/06/24/the-tin-drum-book-review/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:51:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://zach.copley.name/blog/2008/06/24/the-tin-drum-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2933 comforters for girls Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:29:01 +0000 http://zach.copley.name/blog/?p=59#comment-2933 I have an older translation of "The Tin Drum" which I thought very good. And it is very good. But, in reading portions of this new translation, I get the odd feeling that I am reading a vaguely different and more layered story. This is not to denigrate the older edition I have, but this new translation is obviously much better. As I read, I am simply getting "more" out of the book than what I remember from the first time I read it, and I really don't think it is a function of my own personal experiences or age allowing some greater understanding, but a richer, more faithful translation. It's nothing I can put my finger on with precision, but it's there. This edition is simply a better version of a classic masterpiece. I have an older translation of “The Tin Drum” which I thought very good. And it is very good. But, in reading portions of this new translation, I get the odd feeling that I am reading a vaguely different and more layered story. This is not to denigrate the older edition I have, but this new translation is obviously much better. As I read, I am simply getting “more” out of the book than what I remember from the first time I read it, and I really don't think it is a function of my own personal experiences or age allowing some greater understanding, but a richer, more faithful translation. It's nothing I can put my finger on with precision, but it's there. This edition is simply a better version of a classic masterpiece.

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