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Does anyone else feel weird about reading translations? (lemmy.world)
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The only language I know with any fluency is English. I want to read The Trial by Franz Kafka. The Trial was written in German and if I read an English translation I feel I am not really reading Kafka. Am i the only one who feels this way? Does it even matter?

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Think of it like a film adaptation of a book, or a particular production of a stage play: it’s not the exact original, but it’s a work of art in its own right that others have contributed their interpretation to.

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