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I was thinking that it might be a good idea to create an article in Wikipedia about books needing translation into Russian. I see the article in both Russian and English Wikipedia.
I would be curious to know if others think it might be a good idea with a view of possibly attracting translators, editors, publishers (and ultimately readers) to this list of books.
I have t... See more I was thinking that it might be a good idea to create an article in Wikipedia about books needing translation into Russian. I see the article in both Russian and English Wikipedia.
I would be curious to know if others think it might be a good idea with a view of possibly attracting translators, editors, publishers (and ultimately readers) to this list of books.
I have translated one book (Everyone Can Win www.conflict-resolve.org) that came out in Russian and even inspired some pirated editions. It is now available for free on the net. I had only received a token fee for the translation but I did it because I thought this book was particularly useful to Russian readers.
Below is my initial list:
1. The Revenge of Gaia: Earth's Climate Crisis and the Fate of Humanity by James Lovelock and Crispin Tickell (Paperback - Jun 30, 2007)
A revolutionary account of the true causes of global warming and ways to combat it. Goes beyond sustainable development and green politics. Since ideas of Lovelock are linked to the original theories of the Russian thinker Vernadsky, this book could be of particular interest to Russian readers.
2. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Hardcover)
by Jared Diamond (Author)
3. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by Jared M. Diamond (Author) "A suitable starting point from which to compare historical developments on the different continents is around 11,000 B.C..." (more)
Books by Jared Diamond provide a sophisticated and detailed analysis of how societies develop and fail. They could provide a broad canvas against which Russian readers can map the history – and future – of Russian society.
4. The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth by Edward O. Wilson (Hardcover - Sep 5, 2006)
All books by Edward O. Wilson (who was called “the new Darwin” by Tom Wolfe) could be of interest to Russian readers. But The Creation is unique in its persuasiveness as it attempts to bridge the gap between science and religion for the purpose of saving life on Earth. Wilson goes beyond the usual creationism vs. evolutionary science controversy using his literary skills and his own religious background.
5. The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History (Paperback)
by Howard Bloom
Another book with a broad, sweeping, and penetrating look at history of nations and ideologies. Bloom, although using an evolutionary approach, disputes the theory of "selfish gene" per se and emphasizes instead the delicate balance between forces of cooperation and destructiveness that drive cultures to either a higher synthesis or a decline. Eclectic but lively.
I would appreciate that you give both title and author and, if possible, a link (all my books came from amazon.com) and your brief reasons why you think book/s could be useful to Russian readers.
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| | | | Jack Doughty 
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נזכור | Why not both ways? | Oct 16, 2007 |
Interesting idea. There must surely be books in Russian which it might be profitable to translate into English, so why not include a section for those too?
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I was thinking about this only last night - what books I would personally love to translate if publishing houses weren't so tight on deadlines and remuneration.
In any case, the books I would like to see translated into Russian would be:
1. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
2. Any book by this year's Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Doris Lessing
3. Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
4. Watching the English by Kate Fox... See more I was thinking about this only last night - what books I would personally love to translate if publishing houses weren't so tight on deadlines and remuneration.
In any case, the books I would like to see translated into Russian would be:
1. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
2. Any book by this year's Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Doris Lessing
3. Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
4. Watching the English by Kate Fox
5. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (only because it's iconic and awakening)
I also think it is a good idea to include "Guns, Germs and Steel" like you did. Sorry for not following your format though, no time for this.
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| Guns, Germs and Steel | Oct 16, 2007 |
As far as I know they created a TV series with this name at Discovery or Viasat channel. I suppose it's based upon the book. So a kind of Russian translation exists, even if in video format.
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Jack Doughty wrote:
Interesting idea. There must surely be books in Russian which it might be profitable to translate into English, so why not include a section for those too?
Any suggestions of Russian books to be translated into English will be welcome too!
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TOPIC STARTER | Video sources need to be quoted as well. | Oct 17, 2007 |
Kirill Semenov wrote:
As far as I know they created a TV series with this name at Discovery or Viasat channel. I suppose it's based upon the book. So a kind of Russian translation exists, even if in video format.
I was not aware of the video. Thanks!
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TOPIC STARTER | God delusion | Oct 17, 2007 |
Dawkins is always good. Wilson is more balanced but Dawkins lets it really rip and they need to hear this.
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| | | | Pyotr Patrushev
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Sabina,
It'd be great if could write a couple of sentences about each title explaining your reasons for choosing it.
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TOPIC STARTER | SILENT SPRING | Oct 17, 2007 |
I recall starting a series on environment and society with Radio Liberty in 1970, using Silent Spring as an inspiration. The management of RL at the time thought it was a silly idea and a fringe topic. How times have changed!!
| | | | | With pleasure, Pyotr | Oct 17, 2007 |
1. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Having browsed through a few bookshops in Russia during my last visit to the country, I noticed an obvious lack of non-fiction books that are ever so popular (it seems!) in Britain. One might say that Dawkins is a bit radical, but I do think that Russian readers might benefit from knowing his analytical approach, scientific basis of his research, and let's say 'a different perspective' on world religions.
2. Doris Lessing
... See more 1. The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins
Having browsed through a few bookshops in Russia during my last visit to the country, I noticed an obvious lack of non-fiction books that are ever so popular (it seems!) in Britain. One might say that Dawkins is a bit radical, but I do think that Russian readers might benefit from knowing his analytical approach, scientific basis of his research, and let's say 'a different perspective' on world religions.
2. Doris Lessing
Simply because her contribution to the world literature is tremendous and it seems inconceivable that only two of her works are in Russian.
3. Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi
It is about Nabokov, revolution, changes in political regime, dictatorship and human rights. Need I say more?
4. Watching the English by Kate Fox
Highly educational and inspiration intake on cultural and class differences in modern England. I believe it would be very useful to Russian businessmen, translators or anyone interested in cross-cultural communication.
5. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
As I mentioned earlier, the book is iconic and a wake-up call. Some of the information presented in the book is certainly out-of-date but it would be interesting for the Russian readership to know how the whole environmental hype-up has started in the West.
Please feel free to let me know if you disagree with any of my concepts - I love discussing books. As Joseph Addison once said: Of all the diversions of life, there is none so proper to fill up its empty spaces as the reading of useful and entertaining authors.
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| | | | Olga Dubeshka (X)
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I had this thought many times... Books that are very interesting /or very inrofmative here in US are simply
either missing in Russia or are "lost in translation".
I am a pragmatic person though, so my pick is a "What to expect when you are expecting" - a bible for all moms-to-be.
Extremely informative, helpful and very thorough, it is also simple enough (in the form of Q and A) for anyone without medical background to navigate medical issues of pregnancy and birth (yeah... See more I had this thought many times... Books that are very interesting /or very inrofmative here in US are simply
either missing in Russia or are "lost in translation".
I am a pragmatic person though, so my pick is a "What to expect when you are expecting" - a bible for all moms-to-be.
Extremely informative, helpful and very thorough, it is also simple enough (in the form of Q and A) for anyone without medical background to navigate medical issues of pregnancy and birth (yeah, I can see men are very exited about it Gives you a very good idea of what is to come, identifies "old wives tales" and briefs you on the latest medical tests and procedure. I could not find it in my home country , although there probably is a host of other books.
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TOPIC STARTER | Maternity books | Oct 18, 2007 |
Olga Dubeshka wrote: I had this thought many times... Books that are very interesting /or very inrofmative here in US are simply either missing in Russia or are "lost in translation". I am a pragmatic person though, so my pick is a "What to expect when you are expecting" - a bible for all moms-to-be. Extremely informative, helpful and very thorough, it is also simple enough (in the form of Q and A) for anyone without medical background to navigate medical issues of pregnancy and birth (yeah, I can see men are very exited about it Gives you a very good idea of what is to come, identifies "old wives tales" and briefs you on the latest medical tests and procedure. I could not find it in my home country , although there probably is a host of other books. TRied searching for it in Ru - no result.
Thanks Olga. There is a book by Kaz Cooke called Up the Duff. It is hilariously funny as well ( I am told) useful. Check it out. All books by Kaz Cooke are very funny and very creative. She is an Australian and lives in Sydney.
I notice we have no Russian entries or entries in Russian. Where I am right now I do not even have a Russian keyboard access!
Please some entries by Russian colleagues --- in Russian!!
http://www.acegraphics.com.au/product/book/bk545.html
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| Вот эту книгу бы нам почитать: | Oct 18, 2007 |
Lawrence E. Harrison "Underdevelopment is a State of Mind, Who Prospers?"
Здесь http://www.cato.ru/pubs.php?idcat=376 об авторе и о книге.
Вдохновлённый этой книгой Андрон Кончаловский снял документальный фильм "Культура - это судьба". На канале "Культура" в про... See more Lawrence E. Harrison "Underdevelopment is a State of Mind, Who Prospers?"
Здесь http://www.cato.ru/pubs.php?idcat=376 об авторе и о книге.
Вдохновлённый этой книгой Андрон Кончаловский снял документальный фильм "Культура - это судьба". На канале "Культура" в прошлом году показали. Но книгу
неплохо было бы почитать.
Кончаловский: "Говорят, характер - это судьба. Если взглянуть шире, то и характер народа - его судьба. Характер народа определяется его культурой. Какова культура нации, такова и ее судьба.
Обычно под словом культура подразумевают лишь слой художественной культуры, то есть искусства. Иногда прибавляют сюда и науку. Но культура включает и весь комплекс неписаных правил, законов, установок - систему ценностей, которой люди руководствуются в повседневной жизни. Ею определяется поведение и отдельного человека, и общества в целом.
Зададимся вопросом: "Не странно ли, что в стране Достоевского и Толстого, Чайковского и Рахманинова столь равнодушны к загаженным туалетам?" Пожалуй, противоречия тут нет. Высокая духовная культура - не помеха недостатку культуры бытовой. Духовные взлеты, так же как и бесконечные очереди, хаос и беспорядок в организации любого из видов труда есть следствия культуры русской.
В свое время на меня огромное впечатление произвела книга Лоуренса Харрисона "Кто процветает?". В ней ни слова о России, но она дает ключ к ее пониманию. Харрисон не побоялся заявить, что культуры не равноценны, одни - более открыты к развитию, другие - ему противятся. Одни - способствуют прогрессу наций, другие - тормозят его. Вслед за книгой Харрисона будем рассматривать культуру как ту основу, которая помогает понять пути развития нации, предвидеть, о какие камни она споткнется".
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TOPIC STARTER | Great title! Just waht I was thinking about. | Oct 19, 2007 |
Alena Chebanenko wrote: Lawrence E. Harrison "Underdevelopment is a State of Mind, Who Prospers?" Здесь http://www.cato.ru/pubs.php?idcat=376 об авторе и о книге. Вдохновлённый этой книгой Андрон Кончаловский снял документальный фильм "Культура - это судьба". На канале "Культура" в прошлом году показали. Но книгу неплохо было бы почитать. Кончаловский: "Говорят, характер - это судьба. Если взглянуть шире, то и характер народа - его судьба. Характер народа определяется его культурой. Какова культура нации, такова и ее судьба. Обычно под словом культура подразумевают лишь слой художественной культуры, то есть искусства. Иногда прибавляют сюда и науку. Но культура включает и весь комплекс неписаных правил, законов, установок - систему ценностей, которой люди руководствуются в повседневной жизни. Ею определяется поведение и отдельного человека, и общества в целом. Зададимся вопросом: "Не странно ли, что в стране Достоевского и Толстого, Чайковского и Рахманинова столь равнодушны к загаженным туалетам?" Пожалуй, противоречия тут нет. Высокая духовная культура - не помеха недостатку культуры бытовой. Духовные взлеты, так же как и бесконечные очереди, хаос и беспорядок в организации любого из видов труда есть следствия культуры русской. В свое время на меня огромное впечатление произвела книга Лоуренса Харрисона "Кто процветает?". В ней ни слова о России, но она дает ключ к ее пониманию. Харрисон не побоялся заявить, что культуры не равноценны, одни - более открыты к развитию, другие - ему противятся. Одни - способствуют прогрессу наций, другие - тормозят его. Вслед за книгой Харрисона будем рассматривать культуру как ту основу, которая помогает понять пути развития нации, предвидеть, о какие камни она споткнется". [Edited at 2007-10-18 13:37]
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