100 Things I Like in 100 Icons (#006)

[lost_spook]

6. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

Comments

[persiflage_1]

I confess that while I loved the concept of Inkheart, I didn't enjoy it as much as I'd have liked owing to the fact that I felt it wasn't terribly well translated - at times I found the English somewhat clunky. (Maybe I've been spoiled by the translations of Cornelia Funke's books, I don't know...)

[lost_spook]

Well, not everybody likes everything! :-) And translations are an odd thing - some concepts don't quite come over. I seem to remember someone once saying something similar about Inkspell - although I am pretty sure that Anthea Bell won an award for translating Inkheart, so... these things are all highly subjective!

And it is a lovely concept, yes. (I love how much in love with actual, physical books she is, and not only the power of imagination.

[persiflage_1]

Really?! Wow, that surprises me that she won an award for the translation.

[lost_spook]

It might have been Inkspell, but one of them, yes.

:-)

[persiflage_1]

Oh well...