Comments on: 号外 – Q-Teen Eighty Four Early Release

By: george

george — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:39:40 +0000

or 19AT4
depending on how important the Q is…

By: george

george — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:35:33 +0000

I think 1q84 would be best.

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By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:51:28 +0000

Ha, nice Q placement.

That’s pretty catchy. It will be really interesting to see what title the translator goes with. There is precedent for reworking titles…A Wild Sheep Chase is a pretty nice take on the Japanese title which really means “An Adventure Surrounding Sheep.”

I guess you could also go for something like 19 Shady-4. “I won’t call this world 1984, I’ll call it 19 Shady-4.”

By: Damion

Damion — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:40:16 +0000

1 9 Q 4
…..Q…

By: Damion

Damion — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:39:10 +0000

Damn you, HTML!

1 9 Q 4
…….Q….

By: Damion

Damion — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:38:19 +0000

I haven’t seen anyone suggest this, but I think “Nineteen Q-ty Four” gets the sound closest, and I can imagine some nice cover art with a doubled or shadowy “Q” looking like an “8″:
1 9 Q 4
Q

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:16:26 +0000

Thanks, Daniel!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:30:59 +0000

Dawn: 4 is sometimes pronounced “shi,” but that’s usually when counting or in compounds. The cover of the book has “yon.”

Jarvik: It’s definitely “ichi kew hachi yon,” as written on the cover. “Kew” is a perfectly good way to pronounce “kyuu,” and my guess is that the publisher thought more foreigners would be able to read it? I guess that’s also why they put Murakami’s name in English as well as “a novel.”

I was just wondering how it will be read by most people in English. This book might need a completely different title in English, although I bet readers would be unhappy about that.

By: Gonzalo Barr :: No Announced Plans to Translate New Murakami Novel "1Q84"

Gonzalo Barr :: No Announced Plans to Translate New Murakami Novel "1Q84" — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:21:14 +0000

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