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Zuzana Hábeková asked this question about Brief Interviews with Hideous Men:
Hey everyone, I am translating Forever Overhead from English, where the concluding Hello is polysemantic. Do you think the meaning of the Hello is that of a greeting to something new the boy is entering into or his call in order for his voice to be heard? In Slovak, I can only use either of the meanings, for which there are two separate words. Much appreciated, thank you!
Jake DeBacher If it has to be one or the other, I'd say that it's the former, the greeting to something new. Because the whole story is told in second person, I thi…moreIf it has to be one or the other, I'd say that it's the former, the greeting to something new. Because the whole story is told in second person, I think it makes the most sense that it's more something he's hearing said to himself - externally, from the man behind him, and internally, from his new manhood. (less)
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Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
by David Foster Wallace
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