The large print editions are only available in books 1 and 2 as far as I'm aware and are published by Feryane in 2005. I’ve learned a good bit of vocabulary with these, but almost never need a translator because the context is generally enough. In this short post I am going to share my opinions on some aspect of the translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, or Harry Potter á L’Ecole Des Sorciers as it is known in France. During the summer of 1995, when Rubeus Hagrid and Olympe Maxime went to parlay with the giants, they pretended that they were going on holiday in France to throw off the Ministry official that was tracking them.

The academic Anne-Lise Feral wrote an excellent analysis of the French translation that summarises all the very small ways that the French translator changed Harry Potter to reflect French values. However, it was a real pleasure to discover how the French language adopts and adapts the intricacies of Harry Potter and creates its own wordplay. And of course, one or two of these facts are so hilarious that they’ve already been widely shared and talked about. They were the most extraordinary years of my life, and a night like this is proof of the magical effect that Harry Potter has had on the life of its author. This clever combination gives you choixpeau, or “choice-hat,” with the adjective magique thrown on just to let you know that this is a magical choosing hat.

Beaux - 'beautiful', is femimine, similar to ' Durmstang' the school's name was likely chosen by Rowling to reinforce the character (femininity) of the school's headmistress, Madam Buxine, who Dumbledore describes as "a very able Headmistress – and an excellent dancer". Programa Jornada TLE 2024 Inscripció: la jornada és gratuïta, però per assistir-hi és necessari inscriure-s’hi a través d’aquest enllaç.

In a project fraught with difficulty, and scattered with no-win situations pitting sound against sense, or humour against consistency, Ménard pulls off a sterling job seven times in succession. The Harry Potter Wiki is written from the perspective that all information presented in canon is true (e. As far as I'm aware, all 7 books are available in the French House Editions, but I only bought the first book. vol de mort”, “thief of death”, wow, didn’t recognize that but it shows how complete the storyline was in Rowlings head when writing the first volume. Since the name Voldemort is already French and means “flight from death,” there are no issues with its translation.

Alongside the 7 Potter books, the "school books" were also translated and are available in multiple, unique and fun covers as well. Readers were champing at the bit to get reading, In Germany impatient fans rebelled, so the French translator Jean-François Ménard began at 6am each day, working till midnight.

I've heard from my friends in France that 1st/2nd prints of Chamber are also becoming quite hard to find. Another term that got longer in French, the disarming spell is “the spell of disarmament,” just as every other French spell is “the spell of [something]. Additionally, Aussies are much more likely to have read other books set in British boarding schools, so are more likely to be at least vaguely familiar with the concept. So what do French Harry Potter fans think when they see the Hogwarts crest with a giant H in the middle and not a P? As a result, his biggest fear was that his translation of proper nouns would be contradicted later in the series.Asked if he thus pursued a luxurious contract, Ménard laughed warmly and said “It would have been inelegant. The translator interpreted the word ‘Hogwarts’ to be an inversion of ‘Warthog’ so he thought he would have to do the same thing with two French words. Rowling’s use of names, spells, places is full of jokes and puns which are evident only to those fluent in English and maybe not even then (it took me an embarrassingly long time to cotton on to Diagon Alley/diagonally).