Comments on: DSAC Round 2 http://www.petervbrett.com/2010/01/29/dsac-round-2/ Official Site of Peter V Brett, Author Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:30:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Verena http://www.petervbrett.com/2010/01/29/dsac-round-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5354 Verena Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:55:58 +0000 http://www.petervbrett.com/?p=2686#comment-5354 A comic bookshop? Holy on a sandwich! That's A-W-E-S-O-M-E. I can spend hours in Forbidden Planet whenever I'm in England just marvelling about all the art inside these books... It's funny with comics, isn't it? You love them as a child and you will still love them when you're old and grey. (Sorry for spamming your blog XD) I totally agree on the translating topic. I am pretty sure that translators give their very best but the English language has such a beauty in itself and so many words meaning almost the same but not quite! Thinking back to uni days and struggling to find an adequate German expression... sometimes it's just impossible cause you need an entire phrase to describe one word! Well..anyway, before I start ranting even more I might as well read the last pages of your awesome book. :) A comic bookshop? Holy on a sandwich! That’s A-W-E-S-O-M-E. I can spend hours in Forbidden Planet whenever I’m in England just marvelling about all the art inside these books… It’s funny with comics, isn’t it? You love them as a child and you will still love them when you’re old and grey. (Sorry for spamming your blog XD)

I totally agree on the translating topic. I am pretty sure that translators give their very best but the English language has such a beauty in itself and so many words meaning almost the same but not quite! Thinking back to uni days and struggling to find an adequate German expression… sometimes it’s just impossible cause you need an entire phrase to describe one word!

Well..anyway, before I start ranting even more I might as well read the last pages of your awesome book. :)

]]> By: Peat http://www.petervbrett.com/2010/01/29/dsac-round-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5346 Peat Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:57:58 +0000 http://www.petervbrett.com/?p=2686#comment-5346 Verena, I used to manage a comic book shop, believe it or not. I've always been a huge comic book fan. In fact, I wanted to write comics before I ever thought to write novels. Still do. Still might... But I digress. Translation is never easy, even if you speak both languages fluently. There are always various meanings and word choices to sift through, not to mention all the made-up words that SF writers like myself throw around. I am in contact with many of my international translators, and I want to sing their praises, because they are all extremely hard working people doing very difficult jobs. But that said, translation is never perfect, and as I craft my prose very carefully, I will always agree that English speakers can probably get more out of the original. I can't believe I became a topic at bookseller-school! That is awesome. Verena, I used to manage a comic book shop, believe it or not. I’ve always been a huge comic book fan. In fact, I wanted to write comics before I ever thought to write novels. Still do. Still might…

But I digress. Translation is never easy, even if you speak both languages fluently. There are always various meanings and word choices to sift through, not to mention all the made-up words that SF writers like myself throw around. I am in contact with many of my international translators, and I want to sing their praises, because they are all extremely hard working people doing very difficult jobs.

But that said, translation is never perfect, and as I craft my prose very carefully, I will always agree that English speakers can probably get more out of the original.

I can’t believe I became a topic at bookseller-school! That is awesome.

]]> By: Verena http://www.petervbrett.com/2010/01/29/dsac-round-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5340 Verena Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:59:17 +0000 http://www.petervbrett.com/?p=2686#comment-5340 You're going to ComicCon? Comics are another passion next to RPGs... :) About the translation topic: As I am currently totally absorbed into reading the German edition of the Painted Man (yes, stilll, but I think I'll finish it Sunday latest...) I can't help but wonder if I should order the English one immediately. Why? Because I've been wondering at some parts "Was this really what the original version said at that point?". I guess translating isn't that easy after all. A nice story that will make every author happy (I hope): I was attending bookseller-school during the week and one of my classmates, in charge of the fantasy section in her store, mentioned in a presentation that The Painted Man was currently her fave book and that she loves selling it. Not quite as stunning as Myke's promotion but I was nevertheless smiling like a maniac. :) Have a wonderful weekend! You’re going to ComicCon? Comics are another passion next to RPGs…
:)

About the translation topic: As I am currently totally absorbed into reading the German edition of the Painted Man (yes, stilll, but I think I’ll finish it Sunday latest…) I can’t help but wonder if I should order the English one immediately. Why? Because I’ve been wondering at some parts “Was this really what the original version said at that point?”. I guess translating isn’t that easy after all.

A nice story that will make every author happy (I hope): I was attending bookseller-school during the week and one of my classmates, in charge of the fantasy section in her store, mentioned in a presentation that The Painted Man was currently her fave book and that she loves selling it.
Not quite as stunning as Myke’s promotion but I was nevertheless smiling like a maniac. :)

Have a wonderful weekend!

]]> By: alekalumnus http://www.petervbrett.com/2010/01/29/dsac-round-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5337 alekalumnus Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:20:08 +0000 http://www.petervbrett.com/?p=2686#comment-5337 Thanks for the info on the Great Bazaar! I don't know how I missed that it was only the limited edition that sold out. It's ordered. And I guess we do have some exotic backgrounds in Wisconsin after all: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2244 I'll have to plan a trip to Hayward. Thanks for the info on the Great Bazaar! I don’t know how I missed that it was only the limited edition that sold out. It’s ordered. And I guess we do have some exotic backgrounds in Wisconsin after all:

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2244

I’ll have to plan a trip to Hayward.

]]> By: Iris http://www.petervbrett.com/2010/01/29/dsac-round-2/comment-page-1/#comment-5334 Iris Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:20:39 +0000 http://www.petervbrett.com/?p=2686#comment-5334 Peat, wherever you gonne be in germany, I will definitly come and say "Hello!" Well, it will be more like "OMG! It's you! Waaah!" But it's sad that you won't be at the Frankfurt bookfair. It's really awesome! i was there the last two years and I'm sure you would really appreciate it. And as Verena said, it's really like a rock concert :D But the NY ComicCon waits for you ;) Peat, wherever you gonne be in germany, I will definitly come and say “Hello!” Well, it will be more like “OMG! It’s you! Waaah!”
But it’s sad that you won’t be at the Frankfurt bookfair. It’s really awesome! i was there the last two years and I’m sure you would really appreciate it. And as Verena said, it’s really like a rock concert :D
But the NY ComicCon waits for you ;)

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