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Hi, I just started on this and read the prologue of both the 2006 and 2011 English translations. Anyone has an opinion as to which translation is better? Thanks.

Nate I have not read either version, but every translation I've read from Anthea Bell has been incredible (she translated WG Sebald). I want to read her ve…moreI have not read either version, but every translation I've read from Anthea Bell has been incredible (she translated WG Sebald). I want to read her version when I pick this one up. (less)

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»es gibt für mich keine unheilbaren Krankheiten, ich gebe prinzipiell nichts und niemanden auf, und niemand wird mir jemals das Wort ›unheilbar‹ abringen. Das Äußerste, was ich auch im verzweifeltsten Falle behaupten würde, wäre, daß ich eine Krankheit › noch-nicht-heilbar‹ nenne – will sagen: von unserer zeitgemäßen Wissenschaft noch nicht heilbar.«

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what is Edith's father back story?

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Wes Anderson mentioned that this novel and The Post-Office Girl inspired the film The Grand Budapest Hotel. Precisely how much has he lifted, so to speak, from this novel?

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