Lucy Day Werts 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?

Lucy Day Werts I chose the translation by Robin Buss because I read his version of The Count of Monte Cristo. Currently there are only two translations of The Plague…moreI chose the translation by Robin Buss because I read his version of The Count of Monte Cristo. Currently there are only two translations of The Plague, one by Stuart Gilbert (1948) and one by Robin Buss (2001). A new translation by Laura Marris is coming out this year (2021). I put together a page with information about all three: https://welovetranslations.com/2021/0...(less)

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