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There was once a Kazakh translation of Faust, by Goethe, that I found in Almaty in the late 90's, made some photocopies, then lost those. How in the world could

There was once a Kazakh translation of Faust, by Goethe, that I found in Almaty in the late 90's, made some photocopies, then lost those. How in the world could I ever find this book again (now that I'm not in Kazakhstan, much less Almaty)? Is there a Goethe repository somewhere?

egberts1 5y ago
CSU, Sacramento (California) has a section of Goethe’s works
urubu 5y ago
There seems to be a Kazakh translation by a guy called Medeubai Kurmanov. See: http://www.rusnauka.com/9_NND_2014/Philologia/6_162301.doc.htm http://www.rusnauka.com/9_NND_2014/Philologia/6_162301.doc.h... Quote: 'The first part of tragedy in Kazakh language was published in 1969. The full translation of Goethe’s drama poem "Faust" was edited in 1983. The translation of "Faust" into Kazakh language in Germany was marked. Klaus Schneider in his book «Alma-Ata. Kasachischer Fruehling» writes with delight about Medeubai Kurmanov. Many warm words are written about him in the reporting of Rut Kraft «Fruechte aus Alma-Ata». Medeubai Kurmanov is selected the honorary member of Goethe International society.' Maybe the Goethe-Institut in Almaty knows more.
silicon2401 5y ago
Things like this have a wistful tragedy for me. There's a book I read as a child that had one particularly beautiful description of the protagonist eating some toast with blackberry jam. I have no idea what the rest of the book was about, what genre it was, the author, nothing except for a clear recollection that there was a very cozy scene about jam. It feels so easy to come across books or works that leave an impression on us somehow, but it's even easier to lose touch and then potentially never come back to them again. Thankfully the internet can be astonishingly good at identifying these things. I'd suggest asking your question on reddit or a forum somewhere. I've found a couple of things that I was sure would be lost forever thanks to helpful internet strangers.
- elliekelly 5y ago
  Could you be thinking of Bread and Jam for Frances? I had completely forgotten about this book until I read your comment and it popped back into my head. Frances jumping rope and eating toast and jam. It’s weird the way our brains can remember random things from decades ago. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/911579.Bread_and_Jam_for_Frances https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/911579.Bread_and_Jam_for...
  - silicon2401 5y ago
    That looks like a lovely book but I don't think it's the one. I have an extremely hazy inkling that my book featured a prominent wall, maybe the outer bounds to a town or castle in which the protagonist lived? I've also long associated the book with fantasy and a forested setting, but no idea if those memories are real or invented. My book also featured humans (or at least, I don't think the protagonist was a badger). Thanks for sharing. There are times I only want to eat bread and jam, so I may check out your book lol.
  - earthboundkid 5y ago
    Decades ago for you. My kid makes me read those books every night.
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yorwba 5y ago
I found a version you can read online: http://kazneb.kz/site/catalogue/view?br=1110185 http://kazneb.kz/site/catalogue/view?br=1110185 I don't know Kazakh, so apologies if it turns out to be in the wrong language. It doesn't seem to be Russian, at least.
Iwan-Zotow 5y ago
gutenberg project?
mro_name 5y ago
btw, isn't the original of Faust written in Klingon?
- funcDropShadow 5y ago
  That was Shakespeare's Hamlet [1]. ;-) [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsCVuO1yeJc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsCVuO1yeJc

egberts1 5y ago

CSU, Sacramento (California) has a section of Goethe’s works

urubu 5y ago

There seems to be a Kazakh translation by a guy called Medeubai Kurmanov. See: http://www.rusnauka.com/9_NND_2014/Philologia/6_162301.doc.htm http://www.rusnauka.com/9_NND_2014/Philologia/6_162301.doc.h... Quote: 'The first part of tragedy in Kazakh language was published in 1969. The full translation of Goethe’s drama poem "Faust" was edited in 1983. The translation of "Faust" into Kazakh language in Germany was marked. Klaus Schneider in his book «Alma-Ata. Kasachischer Fruehling» writes with delight about Medeubai Kurmanov. Many warm words are written about him in the reporting of Rut Kraft «Fruechte aus Alma-Ata». Medeubai Kurmanov is selected the honorary member of Goethe International society.' Maybe the Goethe-Institut in Almaty knows more.

silicon2401 5y ago

Things like this have a wistful tragedy for me. There's a book I read as a child that had one particularly beautiful description of the protagonist eating some toast with blackberry jam. I have no idea what the rest of the book was about, what genre it was, the author, nothing except for a clear recollection that there was a very cozy scene about jam. It feels so easy to come across books or works that leave an impression on us somehow, but it's even easier to lose touch and then potentially never come back to them again. Thankfully the internet can be astonishingly good at identifying these things. I'd suggest asking your question on reddit or a forum somewhere. I've found a couple of things that I was sure would be lost forever thanks to helpful internet strangers.

elliekelly 5y ago
Could you be thinking of Bread and Jam for Frances? I had completely forgotten about this book until I read your comment and it popped back into my head. Frances jumping rope and eating toast and jam. It’s weird the way our brains can remember random things from decades ago. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/911579.Bread_and_Jam_for_Frances https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/911579.Bread_and_Jam_for...
- silicon2401 5y ago
  That looks like a lovely book but I don't think it's the one. I have an extremely hazy inkling that my book featured a prominent wall, maybe the outer bounds to a town or castle in which the protagonist lived? I've also long associated the book with fantasy and a forested setting, but no idea if those memories are real or invented. My book also featured humans (or at least, I don't think the protagonist was a badger). Thanks for sharing. There are times I only want to eat bread and jam, so I may check out your book lol.
- earthboundkid 5y ago
  Decades ago for you. My kid makes me read those books every night.
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yorwba 5y ago

I found a version you can read online: http://kazneb.kz/site/catalogue/view?br=1110185 http://kazneb.kz/site/catalogue/view?br=1110185 I don't know Kazakh, so apologies if it turns out to be in the wrong language. It doesn't seem to be Russian, at least.

Iwan-Zotow 5y ago

gutenberg project?

mro_name 5y ago

btw, isn't the original of Faust written in Klingon?

funcDropShadow 5y ago
That was Shakespeare's Hamlet [1]. ;-) [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsCVuO1yeJc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsCVuO1yeJc