[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Languages & Woe is Me

[Richelle Votaw]

Abigail wrote:

> May I ask why you're doing this?  I assume you can't read the 
> books in all of the laguages they've been translated into, and 
> even if you could, why would you want to?  You'd always miss 
> something that was there in the original English.  

Why am I doing this?  Well, I suppose it's because a) I am hopelessly addicted to all things Harry Potter and b) I have a thing for collections, and this seems to be a rather unusual one.  And c) It's possibly a way for me to curb my Harry Potter collections and aim for something specific instead of buying everything I see (ha!).  And d) It should take a very, very long time to complete and thus keep me occupied.

I particularly like the Danish cover art as well, I'd actually like to get all four of those.  But anyway, right now I can try for one at a time. :)  

French and Spanish I can get fairly easily, I live in Louisiana and some school systems do a French immersion thing, so in those areas I can find a French translation.  Next trip to Texas I can pick up Spanish.  Some of the German editions are available on the US Amazon site, but I'm pretty sure they're the childrens editions, and I really want the adult edition.  Which are available on the German Amazon site, but for some reason it's in German. :)  Which I don't speak.  I managed to find them so I know they're there, but can't go any further than that.  Ah, well, the harder the quest, the more exciting! :)  (Who says I don't have a life?!?)

As for reading them, I can read a little Russian and Spanish, but that's it.  Well, I can read all of it, but understanding--that's another story. :)

Richelle  


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