Anthea Bell obituary

Translator best known for her witty English rendering of Asterix, the popular French comic book seriesIn 1970 Anthea Bell found herself with the tricky task of translating Asterix in Britain. The eighth adventure in the comic book series about everyone’s favourite Gaul rested on a French view of the English that was not directly translatable, involving warm beer, rugby louts and tea. A whole strand of humour rested on the English inability to tell tu from vous, while the bowler hat did not lend itself to fruity puns in quite the same way as the chapeau melon.So Bell transported the story to a Wodehousian England “with much: ‘I say, jolly good, old fellow, what!’” And though she herself was never very satisfied with the result, René Goscinny, co-creator of Asterix, was overheard muttering to himself, “Ah, vieux fruit. I wish I’d thought of that one!” Related: Anthea Bell, 'magnificent' translator of Asterix and Kafka, dies aged 82 Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2018-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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