Re: new southamerican fish

I believe John about the English translations of Marquez -- the books in
English are incredible. I can't imagine reading them in Spanish.

But Spanish is relatively simple (there are a few conjugations of verbs
reflecting degrees of certainty and time that aren't really directly
translatable, I don't think) and Marquez's writing is very descriptive.
No matter what language you're speaking, a parrot is a parrot, even if
it's an annoying, colorful parrot.

Jim

Esme Four wrote:
>
> Dear John, Grossman's translation is lively and was
> positively reviewed (and loved) by Carlos Fuentes in
> the New York Times.
>
> Garcia Marquez's memoir is next on my reading list.
> Did you prefer reading him in Spanish or English?
>
> Esmé
>
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