Today i thought i’d share some thoughts on translated fiction. I wrote my postgraduate dissertation on translated fiction and tried to find out why we in the UK have so few translated titles in comparison to native titles. One single statistic keeps popping up: apparently approximately 3% of books published in the UK are translated. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Stieg Larsson’
Translated Fiction – Things you may or may not know
Posted: April 14, 2012 in Books and their issuesTags: Books, English language, German, German language, Germany, Harvill Secker, Independent Foreign Fiction Prize, Stieg Larsson, Translated fiction, translation
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June Book Challenge – Day 25
Posted: June 25, 2011 in Books and their issuesTags: Albus Dumbledore, character, Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Harry Potter, Heathcliff, June Book Challenge, Lisbeth Salander, Millennium Trilogy, Stargirl, Stieg Larsson, Wuthering Heights
Today’s question: If you could have a dinner party with fictional characters, which 4 would you invite? Lisbeth Salander (Millennium Trilogy), Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter), Susan “Stargirl” Caraway (Stargirl), Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights). – Took me a while to think of my choices, and they are fairly random but it would make for an interesting party! [...]
June Book Challenge – Day 21
Posted: June 21, 2011 in Books and their issuesTags: Books, character, June Book Challenge, Lisbeth Salander, Stieg Larsson
Today’s question: Who is your favourite book character? Lisbeth Salander – Millennium Trilogy – A new favourite of mine, she is an extraordinary and unique heroine, with her amazing hacking skills and sharp mind, and even though she has her tough exterior and seemingly tough interior, she also has a vulnerable side, but her instinct [...]
Book Review: The Girl who kicked the Hornet’s Nest
Posted: March 25, 2011 in Book ReviewsTags: Book, Book Reviews, Books, Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Lisbeth Salander, Mikael Blomkvist, Millennium Trilogy, Stieg Larsson
I have just finished reading the last in the late Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy “The Girl who kicked the Hornet’s Nest”. It is a brilliant book and a fantastically complex but satisfying end to the trilogy, with a fair bit of information which eventually comes together. Lisbeth’s life comes under immense scrutiny all the way through the [...]
Book Review: “The Girl Who Played With Fire” by Stieg Larsson
Posted: February 23, 2011 in Book ReviewsTags: bestsellers, Book Reviews, Books, Girl Who Played With Fire, Lisbeth Salander, Millennium Trilogy, Stieg Larsson
I just finished reading The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson, and thought it was a very good read, really gripping! I loved reading more about Lisbeth Salander and the aftermath of the previous book in the Millennium Trilogy, and was desperate to find out the truth behind the murders! This book is [...]
Book Review: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson
Posted: January 22, 2011 in Book ReviewsTags: bestsellers, Book Reviews, Books, Crime fiction, Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Lisbeth Salander, Mikael Blomkvist, Millennium Trilogy, Stieg Larsson
I have just finished reading “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” after struggling with reading it for the last 2 months or so. I finally got into it a few days ago and once i was hooked, it pretty hard to put the book down! I think it is a very good book, if a [...]
