King's books in different languages.

[dotKay]

Well i loved Lily-sai's thread (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=7882) so i decided (with a push from Brice :D) to make another one for Non-DT books by Stephen King.

So here's my contribution, Book titles in Spanish ^^:

-The Shining - Insolito resplandor (Unusual Shining, First Spanish edition) // El resplandor (Last editions)
-Rage - Rabia
-Night Shift - El umbral de la noche (Night Treshold)
-The Stand - La danza de la muerte (Dance of death)
-The Long Walk - La larga marcha
-The Dead Zone - La zona muerta
-Firestarter - Ojos de fuego (Fire eyes)
-Danse Macabre - Danza Macabra (Macabre Dance)
-Roadwork - Carretera Maldita (Cursed/Damned Road)
-Creepshow - *Can't find spanish edition :P*
-The Running Man - El fugitivo (The fugitive)
-Different Seasons - Las cuatro estaciones (The Four Seasons)
-Pet Sematary - Cementerio de animales
-Cycle Of The Werewolf - El ciclo del hombre lobo
-The Talisman - El talisman
-Thinner - Maleficio (Curse)
-Skeleton Crew - Historias Fantasticas
-The Bachman Books - *Can't find spanish edition :P*
-It - Eso
-The Eyes Of The Dragon - Los ojos del dragón
-The Tommyknockers - Tommyknockers
-My Pretty Pony - *Can't find spanish edition :P*
-The Dark Half - La mitad oscura
-Four Past Midnight - Cuatro despues de medianoche
-The Stand Complete And Uncut - Apocalipsis (Apocalypse)
-Needful Things - La tienda (The store) // La tienda de los deseos malignos (The store of evil wishes, something like that :P)
-Gerald's Game - El juego de Gerald
-Dolores Claiborne - Eclipse total (Total eclipse) // Dolores Claiborne
-Nightmares & Dreamscapes - Pesadillas y alucinaciones (Nightmares and allucinations)
-Rose Madder - El retrato de Rose Madder (The Rose Madder portrait)
-The Green Mile - El pasillo de la muerte (The Death Corridor)
-Desperation - Desesperación
-The Regulators - Posesión (Possession)
-Bag Of Bones - Un saco de huesos
-Storm Of The Century - La tormenta del siglo
-The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - La chica que amaba a Tom Gordon
-Hearts In Atlantis - Corazones en la Atlántida
-Blood and Smoke - *Can't find spanish edition :P*
-On Writing - Mientras escribo (While i'm writing)
-Secret Windows - *Can't find spanish edition :P*
-Riding The Bullet - Montado en la bala
-Dreamcatcher - Cazador de sueños
-Black House - Casa negra
-Everything's Eventual - Todo es eventual
-The Man In The Black Suit - El hombre del traje negro
-From a Buick 8 - Buick 8, un coche perverso (Buick 8, a wicked car)

Missing books have exact titles in spanish (Carrie, Misery, etc).
Spanish titles without translation are the ones which respect the original title 100%.

I hope you can add titles in other languages ^^

EDIT: Sorry for the plane-text post, it's kinda awful :$

[Brice]

I have yet to add any spanish books to my collection. I'll go through and see what I have from other languages shortly though.

[Ruthful]

My favorite is still the title of The Dark Tower.

La Torre Oscura

:)

[Lily-sai]

Yay! :)

-The Shining - Hohto
-Rage - Raivo
-Night Shift - Yön äänet (Voices of the Night)
-The Stand - Tukikohta (the Base)
-The Long Walk - Pitkä marssi
-The Dead Zone - Kosketus (the Touch)
-Firestarter - Tulisilmä (Fire eye)
-Roadwork - Vimma (Fury)
-Different Seasons - Kauhun vuodenajat (The Seasons of Horror)
-Pet Sematary - Uinu, uinu lemmikkini (Sleep, sleep, my pet)
-The Talisman - Talismaani
-Thinner - Kirous (Curse)
-It - SE
-The Eyes Of The Dragon - Lohikäärmeen silmät
-The Tommyknockers - Kolkuttajat (the Knockers)
-The Dark Half - Pimeä puoli (the Dark side)
-Needful Things - Tarpeellista tavaraa
-Gerald's Game - Julma leikki (the Cruel Game)
-Dolores Claiborne - Doloreksen tunnustus (the Confession of Dolores)
-Rose Madder - Naisen raivo (the Rage of a Woman)
-The Green Mile - Kuoleman käytävä (The Death Corridor)
-Desperation - Epätoivon kaupunki (the Town of Desperation)
-The Regulators - Teloittajat (the Executors)
-Bag Of Bones - Kalpea aavistus (literally, the Pale Hunch)
-The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - Eksyneiden jumala (the God of the Lost)
-Hearts In Atlantis - Pedon sydän (the Heart of the Beast)
-Dreamcatcher - Unensieppaaja
-Black House - Pimeyden talo (the House of Darkness)
-Insomnia - Uneton yö (the Sleepless Night)

My personal favourite title in Finnish is for Pet Sematary, Uinu, uinu lemmikkini (Sleep, sleep, my pet) - it's more subtle and creeps me out all the same.

[dotKay]

My personal favourite title in Finnish is for Pet Sematary, Uinu, uinu lemmikkini (Sleep, sleep, my pet) - it's more subtle and creeps me out all the same.

I love it!!! :3

[Mad Man]

I'd love to add something here but they aren't so active in translating fiction here in Estonia :arg: :wtf: so i have to read everything in English

[Bev Vincent]

I've corresponded with a couple of foreign translaters over the years while they were working on King books -- a Russian and an Italian. They contacted me for clarification about the cultural meaning of certain words or phrases in King's books. It's a fascinating process.

[sleeplessdwarf]

I've corresponded with a couple of foreign translaters over the years while they were working on King books -- a Russian and an Italian. They contacted me for clarification about the cultural meaning of certain words or phrases in King's books. It's a fascinating process.


This would explain why my friend can not find any in Romania. Hopefully one day soon. :P

[AlishaRiley]

My personal favourite title in Finnish is for Pet Sematary, Uinu, uinu lemmikkini (Sleep, sleep, my pet) - it's more subtle and creeps me out all the same.

That's amazing...very haunting, but beautiful at the same time.

[turtlex]

My personal favourite title in Finnish is for Pet Sematary, Uinu, uinu lemmikkini (Sleep, sleep, my pet) - it's more subtle and creeps me out all the same.

That's amazing...very haunting, but beautiful at the same time.

Not to mention, you know... kinda disturbing.

[AlishaRiley]

Just a little. ;)

[Melike]

Well i loved Lily-sai's thread (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=7882) so i decided (with a push from Brice :D) to make another one for Non-DT books by Stephen King.

So here's my contribution, Book titles in Spanish ^^:

...

Missing books have exact titles in spanish (Carrie, Misery, etc).
Spanish titles without translation are the ones which respect the original title 100%.

I hope you can add titles in other languages ^^

EDIT: Sorry for the plane-text post, it's kinda awful :$

Carrie is published here with the name ''Göz'', which means ''The Eye''. <_<

[Lily-sai]

What, the Eye? Now that's one of the most random translations I've ever heard of. =P For your comfort, Finns manage to fail graciously with translations as well, you're not alone.

[Lily-sai]

My personal favourite title in Finnish is for Pet Sematary, Uinu, uinu lemmikkini (Sleep, sleep, my pet) - it's more subtle and creeps me out all the same.

That's amazing...very haunting, but beautiful at the same time.

Not to mention, you know... kinda disturbing.

It IS a bit disturbing. Scared me before I had even read the book itself. So kudos for the translator. ;)

[Melike]

What, the Eye? Now that's one of the most random translations I've ever heard of. =P For your comfort, Finns manage to fail graciously with translations as well, you're not alone.

:D Sometimes they try to put something from theirselves. Unfortunately. Library Policeman should work harder. <_<

[Melike]

My personal favourite title in Finnish is for Pet Sematary, Uinu, uinu lemmikkini (Sleep, sleep, my pet) - it's more subtle and creeps me out all the same.

That's amazing...very haunting, but beautiful at the same time.

Not to mention, you know... kinda disturbing.

It IS a bit disturbing. Scared me before I had even read the book itself. So kudos for the translator. ;)

It is disturbingly AWESOME!

[Myste]

Yay! :)

-The Shining - Hohto
-Rage - Raivo
-Night Shift - Yön äänet (Voices of the Night)
-The Stand - Tukikohta (the Base)
-The Long Walk - Pitkä marssi
-The Dead Zone - Kosketus (the Touch)
-Firestarter - Tulisilmä (Fire eye)
-Roadwork - Vimma (Fury)
-Different Seasons - Kauhun vuodenajat (The Seasons of Horror)
-Pet Sematary - Uinu, uinu lemmikkini (Sleep, sleep, my pet)
-The Talisman - Talismaani
-Thinner - Kirous (Curse)
-It - SE
-The Eyes Of The Dragon - Lohikäärmeen silmät
-The Tommyknockers - Kolkuttajat (the Knockers)
-The Dark Half - Pimeä puoli (the Dark side)
-Needful Things - Tarpeellista tavaraa
-Gerald's Game - Julma leikki (the Cruel Game)
-Dolores Claiborne - Doloreksen tunnustus (the Confession of Dolores)
-Rose Madder - Naisen raivo (the Rage of a Woman)
-The Green Mile - Kuoleman käytävä (The Death Corridor)
-Desperation - Epätoivon kaupunki (the Town of Desperation)
-The Regulators - Teloittajat (the Executors)
-Bag Of Bones - Kalpea aavistus (literally, the Pale Hunch)
-The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - Eksyneiden jumala (the God of the Lost)
-Hearts In Atlantis - Pedon sydän (the Heart of the Beast)
-Dreamcatcher - Unensieppaaja
-Black House - Pimeyden talo (the House of Darkness)
-Insomnia - Uneton yö (the Sleepless Night)

My personal favourite title in Finnish is for Pet Sematary, Uinu, uinu lemmikkini (Sleep, sleep, my pet) - it's more subtle and creeps me out all the same.

...Few more:

Cell - Kuulolla (exact tranlation is little bit tricky, but it means hearing/to hear)
Christine - Christine, tappaja-auto (Christine the killer car)
Cycle of the Werewolf - Ihmissuden vuosi (Year of the Werewolf)
From a Buick 8 - Buick 8
Lisey's Story - Liseyn tarina
Misery - Piina
The Running Man - Juokse tai kuole (Run or Die)
'Salem's Lot - Painajainen (The Nightmare)


Yeah... I totally agree that some of the translations (especially the names of the books) are sooo misleading. Sometimes I think that they're putting names on pieces of paper and then picking a winner from the hat...

[Lily-sai]

yay! :)

more titles, pleeeeese? :wub:
german, french, anything? ^^

[Jean]

Кэрри (Carrie) (1974)
Жребий ('Salem’s Lot) (1975)
Сияние (The Shining) (1977)
Противостояние (The Stand) (1978 )
Мёртвая зона (The Dead Zone) (1979)
Воспламеняющая взглядом (Firestarter) (1980)
Куджо (Cujo) (1981)
Кристина (Christine) (1983)
Кладбище домашних животных (Pet Sematary) (1983)
Цикл оборотня (Cycle of the Werewolf) (1983)
Оно (It) (1986)
Глаза дракона (The Eyes of the Dragon) (1987)
Мизери (Misery) (1987)
Томминокеры (The Tommyknockers) (1987)
Тёмная половина (The Dark Half) (1989)
Нужные вещи (Needful Things) (1991)
Игра Джералда (Gerald’s Game) (1992)
Долорес Клэйборн (Dolores Claiborne) (1992)
Бессонница (Insomnia) (1994)
Роза Марена (Rose Madder) (1995)
Зелёная миля (The Green Mile) (1996)
Безнадёга (Desperation) (1996)
Мешок с костями (Bag of Bones) (1998 )
Девочка, которая любила Тома Гордона (The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon) (1999)
Ловец снов (Dreamcatcher) (2001)
Почти как бьюик (From a Buick 8 ) (2002)
Парень из Колорадо (The Colorado Kid) (2005)
Мобильник (Cell) (2006)
История Лизи (Lisey’s Story) (2006)
Дьюма-Ки (Duma Key) (2008 )
Под куполом (Under the Dome) (2009)

Тёмная Башня I: Стрелок (The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger) (1982)
Тёмная Башня II: Извлечение троих (The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three) (1987)
Тёмная Башня III: Бесплодные земли (The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands) (1991)
Тёмная башня IV: Колдун и кристалл (The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass) (1997)
Тёмная Башня V: Волки Кальи (The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla) (2003)
Тёмная Башня VI: Песнь Сюзанны (The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah) (2004)
Тёмная Башня VII: Темная Башня (The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower) (2004)

Ночная смена (Night Shift) (1978 )
Четыре сезона (Different Seasons) (1982)
Команда скелетов (Skeleton Crew) (1985)
Четыре после полуночи (Four Past Midnight) (1990)
Ночные кошмары и фантастические видения (Nightmares & Dreamscapes) (1993)
Сердца в Атлантиде (Hearts in Atlantis) (1999)
Всё предельно (Everything’s Eventual) (2002)
Сразу после заката (Just After Sunset) (2008 )

Ярость (Rage) (1977)
Долгая прогулка (The Long Walk) (1979)
Дорожные работы (Roadwork) (1981)
Бегущий человек (The Running Man) (1982)
Худеющий (Thinner) (1984)
Регуляторы (The Regulators) (1996)
Блейз (Blaze) (2007)

Талисман (The Talisman) в соавторстве с Питером Страубом (1984)
Чёрный дом (Black House) в соавторстве с Питером Страубом (2001)
Болельщик (Faithful : Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season)

Пляска смерти (Danse Macabre) — исследование жанра horror (1981)
Шоу уродов (Creepshow) — адаптация в виде комиксов сценария Стивена Кинга (1982)
Растение (The Plant) — незаконченная работа, публиковавшаяся в условиях самиздата ограниченным тиражом (1983)
Кошмары в небе (Nightmares in the Sky) (1988 )
Буря столетия (Storm of the Century) — киносценарий (1999)
Как писать книги (On Writing) — удостоена премии имени Брэма Стокера 2000 года в номинации «Литературоведение» (2000)

[Melike]

Excellent post Jean.
:rose:Тёмная Башня:rose:

[Lily-sai]

Oooohhh, thank you so MUCH, Jean!! :wub:
Will look at them (ie. how they transliterate).

[NoLabelBG]

In Bulgarian!

Here are the interesting ones, that are translated differently than the original titles:


The Stand - Сблъсък - Collision (I don't know why they picked this title)
Firestarter - Живата факла / Подпалвачката(there are two versions of the book, by two different publishers. The first is titled "The Living Torch", the second is "Fireraiser")
Roadwork - Пътна мрежа - Road System (or Road Network)
Different Seasons - Особени сезони - Odd Seasons
Thinner - Проклятието - The Curse
Nightmares & Dreamscapes - Кошмари и съновидения - Nightmares and Dreams
The Green Mile - Зеленият път - The Green Path (or Way or Road)
Riding The Bullet - Да се возиш във влакчето на смъртта - To Be Riding on The Roller Coaster of Death
Everything's Eventual - Всичко е съдбовно - Everything is Fateful
Dreamcatcher - Капан за сънища - Trap for Dreams
Black House - Черният дом - The Black Home



The Dark Tower - Тъмната кула

1: The Gunslinger - Стрелецът
2: The Drawing of the Three - Трите карти - The Three Cards
3: The Waste Lands - Пустош
4: Wizard and Glass - Магьосникът - The Wizard
5: Wolves of the Calla - Вълците от Кала
6: Song of Susannah - Песента на Сузана
7a: .................... - Lost Voices - Изгубени гласове
7b: The Dark Tower - Тъмната кула

Here, the seventh part of the DT series was separated in two books!


And here are the not so interesting:


The Shining - Сияние
Rage - Гняв
Night Shift - Нощна смяна
The Long Walk - Дългата разходка
The Dead Zone - Мъртвата зона
The Running Man - Бягащият човек
Pet Sematary - Гробище за домашни любимци
Cycle Of The Werewolf - Цъкъл на върколака
The Talisman - Талисманът
It - То
The Eyes Of The Dragon - Очите на дракона
The Tommyknockers - Томичукалата
The Dark Half - Тъмната половина
Four Past Midnight - Четири след полунощ
Needful Things - Неизживени спомени
Gerald's Game - Играна на Джералд
Bag Of Bones - Торба с кости
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - Момичето, което обичаше Том Гордън
Hearts In Atlantis - Сърца в Атлантида




@ Jean - The bulgarian and russian languages are very similar. I can understand most of the titles in your post.

[BROWNINGS CHILDE]

The Living Torch....I like that. I also rather think I like Odd Seasons better than Different Seasons.

[NoLabelBG]

Don't know about the Odd Seasons. It sound good in Bulgarian, definitely better than the literal translation, but in English... i can't decide. I agree about The Living Torch, though!
Interesting thing is, that the word tommycnockers is very good translated in Bulgarian and the little verse about the tommycnockers sounds very nice and it has a rhyme, which is strange, because the two languages are totally incompatible and it's impossible to translate something from English to Bulgarian or from Bulgarian to English without losing the rhyme!

I have a question? I've never seen other 2-book version of the Dark Tower VII, except the Bulgarian edition. Is there such a thing somewhere else?

[stone, rose, unfound door]

Here are the French ones from the list dotKay posted :
-The Shining – Shining, l’enfant lumière (Shining, the child of light)
-Rage - Rage
-Night Shift – Danse macabre
-The Stand – Le fléau (the plague)
-The Long Walk – Marche ou crève (Walk or die)
-The Dead Zone – Dead zone
-Firestarter - Charlie
-Danse Macabre – Anatomie de l’horreur (anatomy of horror)
-Roadwork - Chantier (building site)
-Creepshow - *Can't find French edition *
-The Running Man – Running man
-Different Seasons – Différentes saisons
-Pet Sematary - Simetierre
-Cycle Of The Werewolf – L’année du loup-garou (the year of the werewolf)
-The Talisman – Le talisman
-Thinner – La peau sur les os (Skinny)
-Skeleton Crew – Brume
-The Bachman Books - *Can't find French edition *
-It - Ça
-The Eyes Of The Dragon – Les yeux du dragon
-The Tommyknockers – Les Tommyknockers
-My Pretty Pony – Mon joli poney
-The Dark Half – La part des ténèbres (the part from the darkness)
-Four Past Midnight – Minuit 4
-The Stand Complete And Uncut – Le Fléau (the plague)
-Needful Things - Bazaar (general store/bazaar)
-Gerald's Game – Jessie
-Dolores Claiborne – Dolores Claiborne
-Nightmares & Dreamscapes – Rêves et cauchemars
-Rose Madder – Rose Madder
-The Green Mile – La ligne verte
-Desperation - Désolation
-The Regulators – Les régulateurs
-Bag Of Bones – Sac d’os
-Storm Of The Century – La tempête du siècle
-The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon – La petite fille qui aimait Tom Gordon
-Hearts In Atlantis – Cœurs perdus en Atlantide (Lost hearts in Atlantis)
-Blood and Smoke - *Can't find French edition *
-On Writing – Ecriture : memoires d’un métier (On writing : memoirs of a job)
-Secret Windows – Vue imprenable sur jardin secret (splendid view on a secret garden)
-Riding The Bullet – Un tour sur le bolid’
-Dreamcatcher - Dreamcatcher
-Black House - Territoires (territories)
-Everything's Eventual – Tout est fatal
-The Man In The Black Suit – L’homme au costume noir
-From a Buick 8 - Roadmaster

[Lily-sai]

Thank you so much! :)

What does 'brume' mean?

[Jean]

-The Shining – Shining, l’enfant lumière (Shining, the child of light)

This one is especially unfortunate. It would be hard for me to make myself pick up a book entitled "enfant lumière".

Меховая, brume means mist or fog.

[Lily-sai]

Oh, I see. So they put the Mist as the title of Skeleton Crew. :)

[batsker]

I found this list on a german SK site and removed the titles that were the same in english. Plus I put in a few of the direct translations if they were different than the english titles.

Brennen muss Salem(Salem must burn) - Salems Lot
Nachtschicht - Nightshift
Das letzte Gefecht(The last Battle) - The Stand
Das Attentat(The Assassination) - The Dead Zone
Feuerkind(Firechild) - Firestarter
Frühling, Sommer, Herbst und Tod(Spring, Summer, Fall and Death) - Different Seasons
Schwarz(Black) - The Dark Tower 1- The Gunslinger
Friedhof der Kuscheltiere - Pet Sematary
Der Werwolf von Tarker Mills (Das Jahr des Werwolfs) - Cycle of the Werewolf (Silver Bullet)
Blut (Im Morgengrauen/Der Fornit/Der Gesang der Toten) - Skeleton Crew
Es - It
Die Augen des Drachen - The Eyes of the Dragon
Sie(She/Her) - Misery
Das Monstrum - The Tommyknockers
Drei - The Dark Tower 2– The Drawing of the Three
Nachtgesichter(Night Faces) - Nightmares in the Sky
Stark(Strong, but also the protagonist's pen name) - The Dark Half
In einer kleinen Stadt(In a Small Town) - Needful Things
Tot(Dead) - The Dark Tower 3– The Waste Lands
Das Spiel(The Game) - Geralds Game
Alpträume(Nightmares) + Abgrund(Abyss/Chasm) - Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Schlaflos(Sleepless) - Insomnia
Das Bild(The Picture) – Rose Madder
Glas - The Dark Tower 4– Wizard and Glass
Sara - Bag of Bones
Der Sturm des Jahrhunderts - Storm of the Century
Atlantis - Hearts in Atlantis
Das Mädchen(The Girl) - The Girl who loved Tom Gordon
Das Leben und das Schreiben(The Life and Writing) - On Writing
Duddits - Dreamcatcher
Das schwarze Haus - Black House
Der Buick - From a Buick 8
Im Kabinett des Todes(In the Cabinet of the Dead) - Everythings Eventual
Wolfsmond(Wolf's Moon) - The Dark Tower 5– Wolves of the Calla
Susannah - The Dark Tower 6- Song of Susannah
Der Turm(The Tower) - The Dark Tower 7– The Dark Tower
Puls - Cell
Love - Lisey's Story
Wahn(delusion) - Duma Key
Die Arena - Under the Dome

Amok - Rage
Todesmarsch(Death march) - The Long Walk
Sprengstoff(High Explosive) - Roadwork
Menschenjagd(Manhunt) - The Running Man
Der Fluch(The Curse) - Thinner
Qual(torment) - Blaze

[stone, rose, unfound door]

A lot of the German titles sound so evasive and mysterious... it's hard to imagine what's going to be in the book when you have only those titles.

[Lily-sai]

I agree. Especially Sie(She/Her) - Misery. :scared:

[hoin1585]

Traditional Chinese Title's meaning :

DT1 - The Last Gunslinger
DT2 - Three Prediction Cards
DT3 - The Test of the Waste Lands
DT7 - The Door of Ka

Skeleton Crew - The Story Vending Machine
Green Mile - Green Miracle
Misery - Scary Game
Heart in Atlantis - Don't Forget Me

[michalz00]

Here are the Polish titles:

Carrie - Carrie
Miasteczko Salem - Salem's Lot
Lśnienie or Jasność - The Shining
Bastion - The Stand
Martwa strefa - The Dead Zone
Podpalaczka - Firestarter
Cujo - Cujo
Christine - Christine
Rok wilkołaka - Cycle of the Werewolf
Cmętarz zwieżąt - Pet Sematary
Talizman - The Talisman
To - It
Oczy Smoka - Eyes of the Dragon
Stukostrachy - The Tommyknockers
Misery - Misery
Mroczna połowa - The Dark Half
Sklepik z marzeniami - The Needful Things
Gra Geralda - Gerald's Game
Dolores Claiborne - Dolores Claiborne
Bezsenność - Insomnia
Rose Madder - Rose Madder
Zielona mila - The Green Mile
Desperacja - Desperation
Worek Kości - Bag of Bones
Pokochała Toma Gordona - The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon
Łowca snów - Dreamcatcher
Czarny Dom - Black House
Buick 8 - From a Buick 8
Mroczna Wieża I: Roland - The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger
Mroczna Wieża II: Powołanie trójki - The Dark Tower: Drawing of the Three
Mroczna Wieża III: Ziemie jałowe - The Dark Tower: The Wastelands
Mroczna Wieża IV: Czarnoksiężnik i kryształ - The Dark Tower: Wizard & Glass
Mroczna Wieża V: Wilki z Calla - The Dark Tower: Wolves of the Calla
Mroczna Wieża VI: Pieśń Susannah The Dark Tower: Song of Susannah
Mroczna Wieża VII: Mroczna Wieża - The dark Tower: The Dark Tower
Colorado Kid - Colorado Kid
Komórka - Cell
Historia Lisey - Lisey's Story
Ręka mistrza - Duma Key
Pod kopułą - Under The Dome

I have to say these are accurate translations. The biggest exeption is Duma Key (Ręka Mistrza). It means something like The Hand of the Master or The Master's Hand. :)

[Bev Vincent]

I'll be interviewing the long-time Italian translator of King's books for my next Cemetery Dance column. He is also translating The Stephen King Illustrated Companion.

[Stockerlone]

German article about some ´crazy-bad-stupid´ Book titels


http://hollarius.wordpress.com/2009/12/26/warum-gibt-es-so-schlechte-deutsche-buchtitel/

[Brice]

Could you possibly translate it? I'll understand if it's too much trouble though.

[Stockerlone]

Ok. i try my best:

It´s a critic regarding a report in a Stephen King Forum in Germany about ´bad, senseless..´ names of Stephen King books.
An old-good 100% correct translation was IT=ES, but then the King Publisher in Germany
thinks, short titels are a beautiful idea....
The first ´stupid´ name was SIE - She for Misery. But then the worst comes.
For: “The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger” - Schwarz - Black
The Drawing of the Three” - DREI - 3
- Tod - dead
- Glas - glas
- Wolfsmond - wolfmoon
- Susannah - ---
- Der Turm - The Tower

The the autor listed of more examples of the German ´Translations´
The Girl who loved Tom Gordon” - Das Mädchen - The Girl.
Dreamcatcher” - Duddits´ Why not Traumfänger- the translaton
Then she writes about the newest NAME. Every SK fan knows that there is a unpublished
Novel - Blaze. But in germany the publisher think QUAL - pain, torture is a better title.
Then comes Duma Key - in Germany Wahn - Craze
And then comes the proof of the IQ less of the translator of the books, Lisey’s Story
in germany LOVE ... Why , why not Lisey´s Geschichte or Lisey.... Why Why...

This is a very short short roundup of the article... Sorry for my english it´s a little bit rusty. :doh:

[Brice]

Thank! And yes those are some pretty bad translations for the titles. :lol: