Why do you think it is not that good. Have you read the original Swedish version?

Posted by Petra in Enschede ,

Petra, I have to agree with Ana. No, I have not read the Swedish version, but there are more than a few crooked sentenses in the dutch translation. Myabe it was done in a hurry. Not that I mind, the book is still fantastic.

Posted by Margreet in Nieuwegein ,

Of coutse you don’t have to have read the original version of a book to see if a translation is good. In that case you do not have to read a translation at all, do you. But you cán judge if the language it is translated into – for instance in Dutch – is allright and feels – as is if it were written by a 40/50 year old critical person. And without obvious mistakes, like for Dutch people: p.84 van 2e deel: een martelaar staat te boek als crimineel…

But I also do read it with pleasure. Although I think of learning Swedish…

Posted by wans in amsterdam ,

Wans, I think you better brush up on your Dutch. It’s clear that ‘martelaar’ was used here in the meaning of someone who torments others. So nothing wrong with that translation at all.

Posted by hulskof in tilburg ,

I like the english titles better than the Dutch titles

Posted by eva in amsterdam ,