We, The Infected

Thanks, metoo. The translator did seem to mess a few things up. Pretty bad if I noticed. Don't think they were too familiar with English terms. I thought I general rule was that you always translate into your mother tongue? Not that it keeps translators into Swedish from messing up - I've seen nume...

ltroifanatic wrote:It works in the book but the film variation works just as well too.

Only problem is - when you start thinking about it, it doesn't work that well in the book either. As the above discussion shows

I've also wondered quite a bit about the blood and considered it a glitch of sorts in the story. I recently re-read the book and tried to make sense of it but finally just ended up "accepting" it. The fact that it isn't used for feeding is no problem however, since Håkan clearly elaborates on the fa...

Interestingly I was at a 50's style hamburger restaurant North of Karlstad a few days ago and next to our table was a movie poster for The Man from Laramie starring James Stewart That was a coincidence, wasn't it? :-D I believe it wouldn't spoil Himmelstrand very much for our forum friends if we re...

Aside from this the story is about general human things - as long as one is familiar with the concept of caravan camping. I don't see lack of familiarity with caravan camping as a particularly severe obstacle. I've never camped that way myself, and I was able to read the book. :-D (I have done some...

I'm about 25 pages short of finishing the book (got it for Christmas) and I have to say I'm impressed with JAL's ability to write a credible "autobiographical" story which is still obviously largely fiction. Interestingly though, he touches on the fact that the events described in this story is what...

Another thought. Do you think that when imminent English version of the novel hits the streets will it successfully translate itself into non-Swedish lexicon and ambience? Is it possible that Himmelstrand is too exotic and inaccessible for Ehglish speaking audience? I see few if any any culture-spe...

Though one question: would he really have been there forever? Couldn't the nearest shark eat him, as that would not count as drowning? Alas, no sharks in the Baltic Sea. Your occasional pike but I doubt it would eat someone actually alive :D "Majken" - Funny, this is the one I could see being made ...

I still think the translated name of the story Village on the Hill is a bad take by the translator. The Swedish title - By På Höjden - is double-sided. Sure, it does superficially mean "Village on the hill", but in this case it would translate better to Vertical Village since the story is about a fl...

Interestingly the Gulf brand and logo are back in Sweden after more than 20 years of absence. The entire network of Gulf gas stations was acquired by Kuwait Petroleum sometime in the late 80's under the name Q8 and has since also merged with Swedish chain OK into OKQ8. Now however, the Shell station...