“Katherine Woods’s first take set a high bar, less for textual accuracy than for creativity, and became the invincible classic translation.
World Literature Today: “The Matter of Forking Consequences: Translating Saint-Exupery’s Little Prince” by Yu-Yun Hsieh Howard translates the same words as, ‘water fountain’, ‘jungle’, and ‘drunkard’.” Woods’s version includes French-to-English translations like ‘spring of fresh water’, ‘primeval forest’, and ‘tippler’.
“Woods, as someone who lived in the same time as Saint-Exupéry, translated the text, meander and all, to capture the same lyrical spirit of the age when it was written…. Inverse: “A Battle Rages Over ‘The Little Prince’ Translation” by Matt Kim This error is used to determine whether the Woods translation (and not the original French) was used as a source for translations in other languages this is called the “sheep test”.
It is famous for using the word “sheep” in one place where the French text uses “friend”. Many people love the poetic writing style. It was the only English translation for over half a century generations of readers feel strong nostalgia for it. It was published the same year as the French original. » 1968 New York Times obituary for Katherine Woods About the Woods translation of The Little Prince She was an author, editor, and translator. If you do not yet own a copy, I highly recommend getting one that contains the author’s illustrations in color! They lose a lot of charm when reproduced in black and white. The Little Prince: Translation ComparisonĮxtracts have been included below so that you can see how the different translations sound. The following 10 translators are the ones responsible for the most prominent English editions:ĭespite convoluted copyright issues, all 10 of these translations of The Little Prince are currently available. “Which English translation of The Little Prince should I read?”įirst published in 1943 in the US in French and English, The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery is the most translated secular book in the world.
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