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Daniel Frisano
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Mar 29

All you readers, come on and share your recent "hits", i.e., books that you particularly enjoyed and would definitely recommend to others.

I'll start with a few recent ones:

NON-FICTION
(EN) Glyn Williams - Arctic Labyrinth: The Quest for the Northwest Passage
(IT) Indro Montanelli - Storia di Roma
(NL) Christoffel Waelkens - De wetenschap van de kosmos

FICTION
(CS) Karin Lednická - Šikmý kostel
(RU) Дмитрий Глух... See more
All you readers, come on and share your recent "hits", i.e., books that you particularly enjoyed and would definitely recommend to others.

I'll start with a few recent ones:

NON-FICTION
(EN) Glyn Williams - Arctic Labyrinth: The Quest for the Northwest Passage
(IT) Indro Montanelli - Storia di Roma
(NL) Christoffel Waelkens - De wetenschap van de kosmos

FICTION
(CS) Karin Lednická - Šikmý kostel
(RU) Дмитрий Глуховский - Будущее

Don't be shy. All languages welcome. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, anything goes.

Thread to (hopefully) remain permanently open. ▲ Collapse


Ma. Alejandra Padilla-LaCour
 
Daniel Frisano
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All right, so apparently reading is dead Apr 2

Whoa, I knew that illiteracy is rampant but... zero replies in 4 days? This is even worse than I feared!

Doesn't anyone ever pick up a book anymore? Or just e-bookify articles from Wikipedia and read them as short essays?
 
Baran Keki
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Wow Apr 2

You read in Czech and Dutch? That's impressive.. a more cynical bastard might consider that a "show off list"
I've recently read Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy (in English, as currently there's no Turkish translation of it). I can't say I've understood/appreciated it much (as much as the 'highbrow' Gen Z hipsters analyzing it on Youtube at any rate).
I think I'll need to read it a few more times. But it's sure s... See more
You read in Czech and Dutch? That's impressive.. a more cynical bastard might consider that a "show off list"
I've recently read Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy (in English, as currently there's no Turkish translation of it). I can't say I've understood/appreciated it much (as much as the 'highbrow' Gen Z hipsters analyzing it on Youtube at any rate).
I think I'll need to read it a few more times. But it's sure something.. ▲ Collapse


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Daniel Frisano
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Maybe ~ maybe not Apr 2

Baran Keki wrote:
You read in Czech and Dutch? That's impressive.. a more cynical bastard might consider that a "show off list"


Let's just say that those are the original titles, and I might or might not have read them in the original.

I'm semi-fluent in Czech for personal and business reasons, and written Dutch is not a big mystery if you master both English and German.
 
Jennifer Levey
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The most recent reading recommendation I gave to anyone... Apr 2

... was posted in another thread earlier today: https://www.proz.com/forum/general_technical_issues/372230-server_response_times-page2.html#3073571

My recommendation was this: https://www.proz.com/privacy

It remains to be est... See more
... was posted in another thread earlier today: https://www.proz.com/forum/general_technical_issues/372230-server_response_times-page2.html#3073571

My recommendation was this: https://www.proz.com/privacy

It remains to be established whether it falls into the category of fiction or non-fiction!

JL ▲ Collapse


expressisverbis
Lingua 5B
Ma. Alejandra Padilla-LaCour
 
expressisverbis
expressisverbis
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Il rovescio dell’arazzo Apr 2

Daniel Frisano wrote:

Whoa, I knew that illiteracy is rampant but... zero replies in 4 days? This is even worse than I feared!

Doesn't anyone ever pick up a book anymore? Or just e-bookify articles from Wikipedia and read them as short essays?


The site has been malfunctioning, and I only came across your thread today.
Given the platform's current state, I believe there's very little motivation to visit. It's nearly impossible to use or even browse!
My recommendation for any translator:

https://www.sellerio.it/it/catalogo/Rovescio-Arazzo-Note-Sull-Arte-Traduzione/Manguel/15543

I believe in English is: The Backside of Tapestry: Notes on the Art of Translation. In PT-PT: O avesso da tapeçaria: notas sobre a arte da tradução.

P.S.: It took me more than 30 minutes to post this...

[Edited at 2025-04-02 13:18 GMT]

[Edited at 2025-04-02 13:34 GMT]

Maria Laura Curzi
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IrinaN
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I can't believe I've missed it earlier Apr 2

Fredrik Buckman, The Answer Is No.

Published in 2024, available on Amazon.

Absolutely hilarious.

Daniel Frisano
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Gjorgji Apostolovski
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macedonian translation Apr 2

As God Commands - Niccolò Ammaniti

Ma. Alejandra Padilla-LaCour
 
B&B FinTrans
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Lack of time Apr 3

I used to be an avid reader, but these days, after a 10-hour stretch as a full-time translator/proofreader and part-time investor/trader, my eyes are begging for mercy. So, I've traded in my spare-time reading for sports and music to keep things balanced. If AI speeds up my retirement plans, though, I'll happily dive back into my reading list...

Ma. Alejandra Padilla-LaCour
 


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