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Any thoughts about which translation into English is the better one? It looks like the Stavans (The plain in flames) is more recent than the Schade (The burning plain...). Thanks.

Peera Songkünnatham I've read the three English-language versions. I think the new British version is the best, as it successfully strikes a middle ground between the sim…moreI've read the three English-language versions. I think the new British version is the best, as it successfully strikes a middle ground between the simplified, idiomatic Schade, and the jarringly poetic Stavans. Beechinor succeeds in capturing the sensorial complexity of Rulfo's stories without watering down their oral quality like Schade.(less)

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