Comments on: Quim Monzó: The Enormity Of The Tragedy http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/ a literary handout Thu, 17 May 2012 10:18:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: booklit - book reviews » Blog Archive » Andrey Kurkov: A Matter Of Death And Life http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-4555 booklit - book reviews » Blog Archive » Andrey Kurkov: A Matter Of Death And Life Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:35:59 +0000 http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-4555 [...] (1996, translated 2005) is nothing new (the situation arose on this blog in Quim Monzó’s The Enormity Of The Tragedy) but, rather than a terminal illness forcing tidy conclusions to his mortality, Tolya, the [...] […] (1996, translated 2005) is nothing new (the situation arose on this blog in Quim Monzó’s The Enormity Of The Tragedy) but, rather than a terminal illness forcing tidy conclusions to his mortality, Tolya, the […]

]]> By: steffee http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2798 steffee Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:12:15 +0000 http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2798 Warm though? Cute. Warm though? Cute.

]]> By: steffee http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2797 steffee Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:11:51 +0000 http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2797 Si, aber tengo une petite Besessenheit con las lenguas. Diolch (the only word I have managed to learn in 3 months of living in Wales - oh, apart from those on road signs, and Prifysgol, obviously...). Si, aber tengo une petite Besessenheit con las lenguas.

Diolch (the only word I have managed to learn in 3 months of living in Wales - oh, apart from those on road signs, and Prifysgol, obviously…).

]]> By: Stewart http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2795 Stewart Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:53:00 +0000 http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2795 Ah well, looking around further there's the Portuguese <em>quente</em>, meaning warm. That's Latin, at least, and should meet your criteria. I doubt I'll be losing much sleep over it. ;) Ah well, looking around further there’s the Portuguese quente, meaning warm. That’s Latin, at least, and should meet your criteria. I doubt I’ll be losing much sleep over it. ;)

]]> By: steffee http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2794 steffee Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:50:02 +0000 http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2794 And here I was thinking I couldn't possibly appear any more foolish. But cwm is pronounced cum. And cwm is celtic based, whilst quim is clearly latin based? Interesting, still. And here I was thinking I couldn’t possibly appear any more foolish.

But cwm is pronounced cum. And cwm is celtic based, whilst quim is clearly latin based? Interesting, still.

]]> By: Stewart http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2792 Stewart Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:46:12 +0000 http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2792 Looking around, one possibility is Cwm, the Welsh for valley. Looking around, one possibility is Cwm, the Welsh for valley.

]]> By: steffee http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2790 steffee Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:40:48 +0000 http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2790 Gosh, really? I know it says its origin is unclear, but why? Gosh, really? I know it says its origin is unclear, but why?

]]> By: Stewart http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2786 Stewart Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:25:59 +0000 http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2786 steffee, <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/quim" title="quim" rel="nofollow">quim</a> is slang for female genitalia. steffee, quim is slang for female genitalia.

]]> By: steffee http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2784 steffee Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:22:04 +0000 http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2784 Often humour doesn't transport well across different nations, let alone languages. From your quotes, it looks badly translated (but then that's just my opinion... I'm judging it against a book I read recently, Mr Muo's Travelling Couch by Dai Sijie, translated wonderfully into English from French (are we allowed to mention). Quim = keem? I don't get it. Often humour doesn’t transport well across different nations, let alone languages. From your quotes, it looks badly translated (but then that’s just my opinion… I’m judging it against a book I read recently, Mr Muo’s Travelling Couch by Dai Sijie, translated wonderfully into English from French (are we allowed to mention).

Quim = keem? I don’t get it.

]]> By: jem http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2225 jem Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:27:06 +0000 http://booklit.com/blog/2007/11/27/quim-monzo-the-enormity-of-the-tragedy/#comment-2225 Great title - shame the book didn't quite live up to it. I doubt I would find the book half as entertaining as your review - so I'll give this one a miss. I'm still giggling at your opening sentence though!!! Great title - shame the book didn’t quite live up to it. I doubt I would find the book half as entertaining as your review - so I’ll give this one a miss. I’m still giggling at your opening sentence though!!!

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