tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846456968149184491.post8449166159791695916..comments2024-03-28T15:56:30.586+02:00Comments on Mummo matkalla: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: "Postilento etelään / Courrier Sud" - ex Libris...Takkutukkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09524833300691415631noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846456968149184491.post-88647233007096052372020-07-01T18:45:37.788+03:002020-07-01T18:45:37.788+03:00Kiitos Thank you for your thoughtful reply. I'...Kiitos Thank you for your thoughtful reply. I'll be coming back here to pick up idea and suggestions on other books. This one was hard work, but I know it did me good. I hope Finnish doesn't get too Anglicised, it seems to be able to do so much which isn't really possible in English. I miss our suomikoulu. It closed in March, and though our teacher has sent us texts to work on, he can't send us coffee and cake. All the best - terveisiä!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344313339971737295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846456968149184491.post-8626856497682636722020-06-29T10:28:35.493+03:002020-06-29T10:28:35.493+03:00Mark thank you for your comment!
- Yes, I think J...Mark thank you for your comment! <br />- Yes, I think Jokinen's translation is good finnish. <br />- The finnish book may be some old fashioned language but in my opinion on purpose.<br />- I'm sorry to say, but French is not one of my languages so that I cannot compare the French and Finnish editions/translations.<br />- Right you are: the translator and the former Air Force Commander are the same man.<br /><br />In common nowadays Finnish is shortening in it's construction as also other languages and it includes more and more anglisms = English based words.<br /><br />Some of my foreign friends who have studied and learned Finnish say, that Finnish is no language, it's a sickness;)Learning new languages is very interesting and I wish you good success in you studies! Takkutukkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524833300691415631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846456968149184491.post-28379433630337457232020-06-28T17:45:47.318+03:002020-06-28T17:45:47.318+03:00Sopiiko jos kysyn englanniksi? Ymmärrän että this ...Sopiiko jos kysyn englanniksi? Ymmärrän että this is lazy of me, but I'd take all day otherwise! <br />(I visit Finland sometimes, however I live in England and study at suomikoulu. My learning is very slow, but I get to eat a lot of coffee and cake.)<br />I think a lot of St-Exupéry; and I love the sound of Finnish, so I picked up Postilento etelään as soon as I spotted it. I read it together with the old English translation from 1971, and the French original. I enjoyed all three versions, but it won't surprise you that the Finnish version took a lot, lot longer to get through than the others. My dictionary wasn't good enough, and I encountered grammatical constructions I've never seen before.<br />I enjoyed reading your sympathetic review of the book; so may I ask about one or two things?<br />- Would you indeed regard Pertti Jokinen's translation as 'very finely written Finnish'?<br />- Is the Finnish in the book old fashioned? Maybe that's deliberate, to reflect the French of the original?<br />- I'm afraid I haven't looked through your blog far enough to know if you read French. If you do, how would you rate the quality of the translation?<br />- I did Google Pertti Jokinen. The name which came up was that of an old commander of the Finnish Air Force, who is still alive - could it really be the same man? I suppose he might well have done it, with his connection to flying...<br /><br />I'd be glad of your opinion, because I'm sure my knowledge of Finnish isn't good enough to comment on whether the text feels archaic or well written, or poetic as a Finn would appreciate. But I can say it was far and away the hardest Finnish text I have read so far! I enjoyed the experience - well suited for coronavirus lockdown - but I guess I'm a bit of a masochist.<br />Kiitos!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344313339971737295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846456968149184491.post-62815704233321448982017-03-15T09:20:24.212+02:002017-03-15T09:20:24.212+02:00On mies, lentokone ja lukija, jona oli vaivatonta ...On mies, lentokone ja lukija, jona oli vaivatonta vetäistä ressumainen lentäjänlakki päähän ja solahtaa mukaan yksinäiselle yötaivaalle. Kuinka viihdyt postikoneen puikoissa ja kuinka matka ilmojen halki Sinulta taittuu, tulen lukemaan lentopäiväkirjasi:)Takkutukkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524833300691415631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846456968149184491.post-33450179571089469762017-03-14T21:52:51.541+02:002017-03-14T21:52:51.541+02:00Lainasin tämän kirjastosta ja selailin hieman, vai...Lainasin tämän kirjastosta ja selailin hieman, vaikuttaa tosiaan laatukirjalta.Jokkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812290384344747203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846456968149184491.post-57421993560144656932017-02-24T12:33:13.865+02:002017-02-24T12:33:13.865+02:00Kiitos Rita A hurmaavan kaunis postaus! Ja todella...Kiitos Rita A hurmaavan kaunis postaus! Ja todellakin: "Kuinka hiljaisia ovatkaan todelliset ihmeet, kuinka yksinkertaisia olennaiset tapahtumat."<br /><br />Nämä iättömät ja ajattomat kirjaset ovat sitten nuoruusvuosien ensituttavuuden kulkeneet sisällön kulumatta elämässä mukana, on annettu lahjoiksi, luettu ja ilahduttu. Sydämellistä viikonloppua & laajoja näköaloja Sinulle:)Takkutukkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524833300691415631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846456968149184491.post-73491865617743458882017-02-24T05:24:01.327+02:002017-02-24T05:24:01.327+02:00Tässä linkki postaukseeni:
http://ritamentor.blog...Tässä linkki postaukseeni:<br /><br />http://ritamentor.blogspot.fi/2015/07/kirjailija-antoine-de-saint-exupery.htmlRita Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12343414768620881221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846456968149184491.post-43223028720770399692017-02-24T05:23:15.115+02:002017-02-24T05:23:15.115+02:00Kirjailija on ainutlaatuinen ikuisuuksia ja tähtiä...Kirjailija on ainutlaatuinen ikuisuuksia ja tähtiä tavoittelevassa ajattelussaan ja viisaudessaan. Luin joku aika sitten Kirjapajan koostaman teoksen Antoine Saint-Exupéryn ajatuksia; Vain sydämellä näkee hyvin, ja tilasin sen innoittamana Le petit Princen, jonka oli teini-iässä lukenut suomeksi. Kun luen tuota sinun kirjoittamaasi selontekoa, tartun sanaan "haikea". Sehän se tunne onkin joka usein paistaa kirjailijan sanojen takaa ! En ollut osannut sitä paikantaa. Nyt taju heräsi 🙂 Haikeutta ja kaipuuta. Etsimistä. 💕Rita Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12343414768620881221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846456968149184491.post-6944531156919136392017-02-22T15:30:20.457+02:002017-02-22T15:30:20.457+02:00Saint-Exupéry osaa tämän lajin ja kuljetti minut S...Saint-Exupéry osaa tämän lajin ja kuljetti minut Saharan tuuliin ja kaupunkien kujille flaneeraamaan, kiehtovaa:)Takkutukkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524833300691415631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846456968149184491.post-24119969428385586712017-02-22T15:27:36.217+02:002017-02-22T15:27:36.217+02:00Cara, ollos hyvä:) Tämä lento tiesi paikkansa...Cara, ollos hyvä:) Tämä lento tiesi paikkansa...Takkutukkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524833300691415631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846456968149184491.post-36044452602757349202017-02-22T11:17:57.275+02:002017-02-22T11:17:57.275+02:00Voi miten kaunista ja herkkää Pikku Prinssin isält...Voi miten kaunista ja herkkää Pikku Prinssin isältä...Mai Laaksohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187702092296085081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846456968149184491.post-25965417905974561302017-02-22T10:13:18.433+02:002017-02-22T10:13:18.433+02:00Tämä täytyy ehdottomasti lukea. Luin viimeksi tuon...Tämä täytyy ehdottomasti lukea. Luin viimeksi tuon 'Yölento Arrasiin' ja Pikku Prinssi on tietysti tuttu.<br />Kiitos taas vinkistä!Carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810167646077938300noreply@blogger.com