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A Hundred Years of Solitude, mistranslation?
Chapter 6 translation mistake?
Hello, everyone,
I've been trying to read *A Hundred Years of Solitude* in Spanish, but much to my disappointment, my level is nowhere close enough to understand the original text; so I switched back to English.
In chapter 6, it's my understanding that Arcadio dies. Arcadio is the son of the second Jose Arcadio (the genitally gifted one, who leaves with gypsies, and comes back to marry his (adoptive) sister, Rebeca). So Arcadio's grandparents are Ursula and Jose Arcadio (1). But in the translation, in chapter 6, when he says to name his potential daughter or son after family members, this is what's written:
“Tell my wife \[...\] “to give the girl the name of Úrsula. He paused and said it again: “Úrsula, like her grandmother. And tell her also that if the child that is to be born is a boy, they should name him José Arcadio, not for his uncle, but for his grandfather."
“Úrsula, like her grandmother", means that his (potential) daughter's grandmother is Úrsula, when it's in fact Rebeca. Same for the grandfather and uncle comment. Those are Arcadio's grandfather and uncle, they would be his son's great grandfather and great uncle.
In Spanish, here's what's written:
"Díganle a mi mujer \[...\] que le ponga a la niña el nombre de Úrsula--hizo una pausa y confirmó: Úrsula, como la abuela. Y díganle también que si el que va a nacer nace varón, que le pongan José Arcadio, pero no por el tío, sino por el abuelo."
La abuela and el tío/abuelo, don't designate anyone's grandma/uncle/grandpa, it's more generic. It could be anyone's grandma/uncle/grandpa. And in that case, they are Arcadio's grandma/uncle/grandpa; but not his child's, as the translation specifies. Unless I'm not understanding this correctly?
#entertainment
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Chapter 6 translation mistake?
Hello, everyone,
I've been trying to read *A Hundred Years of Solitude* in Spanish, but much to my disappointment, my level is nowhere close enough to understand the original text; so I switched back to English.
In chapter 6, it's my understanding that Arcadio dies. Arcadio is the son of the second Jose Arcadio (the genitally gifted one, who leaves with gypsies, and comes back to marry his (adoptive) sister, Rebeca). So Arcadio's grandparents are Ursula and Jose Arcadio (1). But in the translation, in chapter 6, when he says to name his potential daughter or son after family members, this is what's written:
“Tell my wife \[...\] “to give the girl the name of Úrsula. He paused and said it again: “Úrsula, like her grandmother. And tell her also that if the child that is to be born is a boy, they should name him José Arcadio, not for his uncle, but for his grandfather."
“Úrsula, like her grandmother", means that his (potential) daughter's grandmother is Úrsula, when it's in fact Rebeca. Same for the grandfather and uncle comment. Those are Arcadio's grandfather and uncle, they would be his son's great grandfather and great uncle.
In Spanish, here's what's written:
"Díganle a mi mujer \[...\] que le ponga a la niña el nombre de Úrsula--hizo una pausa y confirmó: Úrsula, como la abuela. Y díganle también que si el que va a nacer nace varón, que le pongan José Arcadio, pero no por el tío, sino por el abuelo."
La abuela and el tío/abuelo, don't designate anyone's grandma/uncle/grandpa, it's more generic. It could be anyone's grandma/uncle/grandpa. And in that case, they are Arcadio's grandma/uncle/grandpa; but not his child's, as the translation specifies. Unless I'm not understanding this correctly?
#entertainment
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