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Argon wrote:The biggest book that I have ever read besides the Bible
I hope you keep trying! Huck Fin is near the top, maybe even at the top, when it comes to American English literature. A truly excellent story.Patricia wrote:Weldal wrote:In English the most difficult was "The adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain.
I totally agree with you. I think it's one of the few books of which I read only a few pages and then put it down. I never leave books unfinished, but this one was way too much for me.
mauw wrote:The discovery of heaven (De ontdekking van de hemel) by Harry Mulisch. First book that comes to mind.
About 900-950 pages I think, but it feels like 100 pages. So yes, I do recommend this book
linguoboy wrote:mauw wrote:The discovery of heaven (De ontdekking van de hemel) by Harry Mulisch. First book that comes to mind.
About 900-950 pages I think, but it feels like 100 pages. So yes, I do recommend this book
Was it really that many? I would've said half that. (A hundred pages? Even watching the film doesn't feel like a hundred pages!)
mauw wrote:Yes, really that many. The dutch edition is 905 pages. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/194 ... n_de_hemel
linguoboy wrote:mauw wrote:Yes, really that many. The dutch edition is 905 pages. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/194 ... n_de_hemel
I didn't think it was significantly abridged, but the English translation I read (http://www.amazon.com/The-Discovery-Heaven-Harry-Mulisch/dp/0140239375) clocks in at only 736.
mauw wrote:linguoboy wrote:mauw wrote:Yes, really that many. The dutch edition is 905 pages. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/194 ... n_de_hemel
I didn't think it was significantly abridged, but the English translation I read (http://www.amazon.com/The-Discovery-Heaven-Harry-Mulisch/dp/0140239375) clocks in at only 736.
I guess the translator needed less words in English to write and make clear what Mulisch wrote in Dutch. The English language has more words than Dutch does, so maybe a group of dutch words could be translated by using only one single word that simply doesn't exist in Dutch. That, or just more words stuffed on one page in the English version.
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