Harry Potter - Russian: Garri Potter i Filosofski Kamen/Harry Potter and the Phi

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One can, however, justify translating the entire book for the purpose of self-education: in fact, I know of at least three individuals who did translate books five and six to learn English better, and succeeded. In the Soviet screen adaptation of Tolstoy’s epic novel directed by Sergei Bondarchuk - whose ‘War and Peace’ won an Oscar in 1969 - the part of Dolokhov was played by Oleg Yefremov. The book might be more predictable, but that’s why it’s a great idea to pick a book that you’ve read a while ago.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. When the final Harry Potter book leaked five days before the official release, a new translation project made it their goal to have the initial job done by July 21.In the meantime, fandom was eagerly looking for flaws in official versions and engaging in translation projects of their own. The central character and plot elements of the first novel, Tanya Grotter and the Magical Double Bass, are a humorous parody of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, but are transposed into a Russian setting. So while you do remember the gist of the main plot, most chapters will still have some surprising things that you’ve forgotten over the years.

On October 16, 1991 , the contract on my book was signed with "Kavkazskaya biblioteka" publishing house. Used books have different signs of use and might not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centers that host Etsy. In 2003, after the first five books, the total circulation of Tanya Grotter books reached a million.While you can, arguably, translate books one through seven and get away with it, you can not share the result of your work. Many of the fan translators I know are also professional translators in their non-fannish lives, so they, at least, know what they are doing.