I found that you can pre-order the Quercus English translation with free world-wide delivery here. I guess I'll have give myself a little birthday present.
The English Translation Has Been Retitled?
The English Translation Has Been Retitled?
So, I guess the English translation will not be titled, Human Harbour:
I found that you can pre-order the Quercus English translation with free world-wide delivery here. I guess I'll have give myself a little birthday present.
I found that you can pre-order the Quercus English translation with free world-wide delivery here. I guess I'll have give myself a little birthday present.
...the story derives a lot of its appeal from its sense of despair and a darkness in which the love of Eli and Oskar seems to shine with a strange and disturbing light.
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Re: The English Translation Has Been Retitled?
I noticed that.
The original title, Människohamn, is ambigous, as it can mean both Human Harbour and Human Guise.
Hence I think retitling it to Harbour is a good thing, because the title retains some of the ambiguity which otherwise would be lost with Human Harbour. And I feel it covers the story well.
..if they only could remove the ridiculous "once the tide turns you will never escape"...
The original title, Människohamn, is ambigous, as it can mean both Human Harbour and Human Guise.
Hence I think retitling it to Harbour is a good thing, because the title retains some of the ambiguity which otherwise would be lost with Human Harbour. And I feel it covers the story well.
..if they only could remove the ridiculous "once the tide turns you will never escape"...
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Encouraging that they have a cover for the English edition.
I'll break open the story and tell you what is there. Then, like the others that have fallen out onto the sand, I will finish with it, and the wind will take it away.
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IMO a stand-alone Harbour is definitely a better title, but this cover is so minimalistic right now, it's almost boring. And that tagline is just as cheesy as the phrase "Human Harbour" was, if you didn't know the original's ambiguous meaning.
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Microwave Jellyfish wrote:IMO a stand-alone Harbour is definitely a better title, but this cover is so minimalistic right now, it's almost boring. And that tagline is just as cheesy as the phrase "Human Harbour" was, if you didn't know the original's ambiguous meaning.
Cover - what cover? It's rubbish!! If I didn't know who the author was it would do nothing for me...
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My main complaint is that it's being released as a hardback first. This was not the case for his previous two books released here...
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PAPERBACKS ARE NOT REAL BOOKS!Aurora wrote:My main complaint is that it's being released as a hardback first. This was not the case for his previous two books released here...
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I'm a notorious bed reader. Hence I vote for paperbacks. Although the cover of Lilla Stjärna (hardback) is outstanding.
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They are CHEAPER, though and a LOT EASIER for my DAD to send them to me from the YOU-KAY!TheVoxHumanus wrote:PAPERBACKS ARE NOT REAL BOOKS!
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