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| nebojats Triglot Groupie United States Joined 5187 days ago 89 posts - 120 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish, Thai Studies: French, Arabic (Written), Mandarin, Italian | Message 1 of 7 13 February 2011 at 11:26am | IP Logged |
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Hey,
Does anyone know of some good page-turners written in Spanish? I'm not looking for literary masterpieces like Borges or Cervantes... just some light reading, more along the lines of Stepehn King or J.K. Rowling. Any suggestions? Edited by nebojats on 13 February 2011 at 11:27am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5253 days ago 2241 posts - 6731 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 2 of 7 13 February 2011 at 1:55pm | IP Logged |
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I highly recommend Arturo Pérez-Reverte, "La Reina del Sur". I couldn't put it down! It will soon de a major telenovela on Telemundo. Pérez-Reverte is a swashbuckling writer who I think will appeal to your tastes. Edited by iguanamon on 13 February 2011 at 1:56pm 5 persons have voted this message useful | |
| hrhenry Octoglot Senior Member United States languagehopper.blogs Joined 5121 days ago 1871 posts - 3642 votes Speaks: English*, SpanishC2, ItalianC2, Norwegian, Catalan, Galician, Turkish, Portuguese Studies: Polish, Indonesian, Ojibwe | Message 3 of 7 13 February 2011 at 3:09pm | IP Logged |
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Any of Isabel Allende's novels. She uses contemporary and engaging language. And her novels are entertaining.
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| nebojats Triglot Groupie United States Joined 5187 days ago 89 posts - 120 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Thai Studies: French, Arabic (Written), Mandarin, Italian | Message 4 of 7 14 February 2011 at 8:57am | IP Logged |
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Thanks for the feedback. A question about Allende:
I think pretty much everything she write comes out both in Spanish and English. I believe she's also bilingual. Does anyone know if she translates her own works? Or does anyone know which language she writes in first? Or does she somehow write both version simultaneously? 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5253 days ago 2241 posts - 6731 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 5 of 7 14 February 2011 at 1:39pm | IP Logged |
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I, too, am a huge fan of Isabel Allende's work, though I've never read her work in English, however; I have been to her website and in her faq she states the following:
"Q. Do you work closely with your translator? I notice that Margaret Sayers Peden has translated several of your books into English. A. Margaret and I are always in touch, I believe we have a psychic connection. She does a splendid job. I do not dream of correcting her! In most other languages, however, I don't even know who translates my work. The publishers take care of that." Isabel Allende Q & A She is a great writer. I loved her book <<Inés del alma mía>> which tells the story of the conquistadors of Chile through a female perspective. I've read almost all of her books and most definitely recommend her work. Edited by iguanamon on 14 February 2011 at 1:42pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| nebojats Triglot Groupie United States Joined 5187 days ago 89 posts - 120 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Thai Studies: French, Arabic (Written), Mandarin, Italian | Message 6 of 7 16 February 2011 at 9:55am | IP Logged |
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Thanks! I always assumed she wrote in English also because she speaks quite well, if I remember correctly.
Have you read the trilogy she wrote for young adults? I think the first book is the El reino del dragon de oro... 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Patriciaa Diglot Groupie Canada Joined 5676 days ago 59 posts - 73 votes Speaks: French*, English Studies: Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese | Message 7 of 7 07 July 2011 at 4:42am | IP Logged |
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Actually, El reino del dragon de oro is the second one. The first is called La ciudad de las bestias.
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