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05-31-2008, 12:40 PM
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Vida Eslamieh, the Iranian translator for the Harry Potter books, has protested against there being multiple translations of the novels, as many as 16. Iran, however, has not signed the international copyright treaties yet and so the writers are not obliged to observe the rights of the translators' guild. The situation has been described as a 'catastrophe'. Quote:
Although the knowledgeable readers can recognize good translations, the publishers compete for the fast release of the book and that is why most Harry Potter translations have a poor quality, she added.
Eslamieh stated that she never began translating a book when she knew that another capable translator was doing the same thing.
She said she agrees with the idea of presenting a new translation of a classical literary work even when a good translation already exists. Because, she says, the new version would reflect the point of view of the new generation.
The Persian language used today is different from the language used 30 years ago and so the older and the newer translations are also different, she added.
Young translators should keep in mind that the works of the pioneers of literary translation in Iran such as Mohammad Qazi and Parviz Dariush are of a very high quality and young translators should take on the adventure of re-translating their works only if they feel they have novel ideas to present, she stated.
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05-31-2008, 12:48 PM
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| | Chizpurfle
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oh I wonder why they are making a catasphorie sorry bad spelling
and for my second time ever first post.
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05-31-2008, 01:38 PM
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| | Ashwinder
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It's sad that books have poor translation because publishers just want it done quickly. They should take a little more time and make it correct instead.
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05-31-2008, 02:52 PM
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Yeah; it is quite tragic...and they should be more careful and take care while translating instead of rushing it. No offense; but they might've done a better job if they worked a little harder.
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05-31-2008, 04:54 PM
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yeah bad
but i don't get it
gosh i'm ignorant.......
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05-31-2008, 05:05 PM
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hmm strange. with all the power JKR has over her written work, she couldnt control whats happening over the Iranian versions?
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05-31-2008, 05:47 PM
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Gosh. Why make huge deals out of such amazing books?
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05-31-2008, 06:00 PM
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A bad translation would mean the entire story is completely messed up or wrong. And in a country like Iran, where i am surprised this is not banned, it would be nice the one single correct translation to exist versus 16 different hacked up black market kinds.
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05-31-2008, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Patronus Charm  A bad translation would mean the entire story is completely messed up or wrong. And in a country like Iran, where i am surprised this is not banned, it would be nice the one single correct translation to exist versus 16 different hacked up black market kinds. I agree, I am also surprised that the government is allowing thisin print.. But there has to be a catch to this somewhere. Its probably
being heavely monitored before being released.
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05-31-2008, 06:53 PM
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of course in Iran we have a good translator can translate HP books like Real story exactley
but i think if just she translated the book, it would be btter
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05-31-2008, 07:20 PM
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I agree. Having the correct translation than having a poor mixture of the translation is a lot better.
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05-31-2008, 07:29 PM
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They could be more careful.
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05-31-2008, 07:33 PM
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I hate the abuse in this things.
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05-31-2008, 07:37 PM
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06-01-2008, 12:17 AM
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Poor translations are horrible  I, for one, don't like the translations of the last HP books. They were too rushed and... meh.
It's better to wait a little more and have it done the right way, yeah 
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06-01-2008, 02:45 AM
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I don't really understand what the problem is...Oh well.
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06-01-2008, 02:55 AM
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guess people, they are still getting the books just longer wait
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06-01-2008, 03:15 AM
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First JK has no control over who translates the books or how fast they do it. And in a country like Iran they wouldn't care what she had to say on the subject anyways. I am glad they are even allowing the Harry Potter books into the country
Second it is a shame that they are just rushing through the books just to get them done. I have read translated books and some of them are of poor quality and it sucks that her Iranian fans are the ones that suffer because they have already paid for the book
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06-01-2008, 10:03 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SnfflesLuvr I don't really understand what the problem is...Oh well. Multiple translators, multiple versions...consumer confusion over authenticity and quality. Quote:
Why make huge deals out of such amazing books?
A quick and easy buck? Quote:
with all the power JKR has over her written work, she couldnt control whats happening over the Iranian versions?
She's a writer, that shouldn't mean she has influence over foreign governments. Though I do understand where your sentiment is coming from.
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06-01-2008, 10:23 AM
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Publishers should focus on quality of their boosk rather than quantity of books sold... but of course that's an impossible request
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06-01-2008, 02:29 PM
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06-01-2008, 10:43 PM
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Oh No this is definetly not good
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06-02-2008, 01:23 AM
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that's so bad
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06-02-2008, 08:19 AM
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| | Horklump
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yes it's bad but not too bad because we'v a great translator like Vida Eslamieh.she can translate the story perfectly and i just buy her translations and except it we can read HP with English language so we have no problem...of corse its abt me i dont know abt the others
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06-02-2008, 12:17 PM
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| | Puffskein
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Bad translations are the worst... | |
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