Greg answers “Which translation do you guys like the most?”

Azadeh Ghafari asked this question about The Plague:

Which translation do you guys like the most?

Greg I only read the one translated into English by Stuart Gilbert. Seemed pretty good, and at the end the narrator does say he only communicated what he p…moreI only read the one translated into English by Stuart Gilbert. Seemed pretty good, and at the end the narrator does say he only communicated what he personally 'saw' and 'heard' in this fictional story. So that element makes the story seem a bit dry, but then again Gilbert seems to be true to Camus' intent. I can't really say if other English translations are better, maybe I'll read another one some day.(less)

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