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I wonder why they translated the title as "The Earth". Do you think it's a good translation?

Steve O'Malley The French title is La Terre, which translates as The Earth.

Just as in English, the sense of 'earth' can refer to the planet Earth, but also to the s…moreThe French title is La Terre, which translates as The Earth.

Just as in English, the sense of 'earth' can refer to the planet Earth, but also to the soil and land that one works when farming, creating a living etc

Therefore I think the translation is fine.(less)

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Since questions appear in a prominent position on book pages here, I just thought I'd use this to add a trigger warning: this novel includes a scene where a woman is violently raped and enjoys it. (I know how profoundly upsetting/offensive this can be to survivors so feel it fair to warn would-be readers - maybe Goodreads needs a trigger warning field?)

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