soliciting help

[lotesse]

(I will start making eeping noises about yuletide signups once I've had the chance to do some notebooking and figure out what on earth I'm going to offer and request this year. November already! It snuck up on me this year.)

For anyone who speaks German - or for anyone who's a Hoffmann nerd - is there a standard English translation of "Nussknacker und Mausekonig"? One that's trustworthy? I'm making plans to take the Baby to the University ballet next month, and I wanted to beef up on the Hoffmann story. Besides which, I remember liking it a great deal as a kid, and it would be fun to read again. But from my fiddling around on the net, it looks like there's a bunch of "based on"s and not very many faithful translations. And I don't want a kiddie version!

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[stultiloquentia]

The Ralph Manheim translation illustrated by Maurice Sendak pwns all.

Hi! You found me via paian, I guess. I just glanced at your profile, and we apparently like all the same things. :D

[lotesse]

Yes, I did. And yes, we do! I actually just got my hands on the Manheim - I had to request it through my uni library, because the public library just shut down the entire juvenile section.

I just put a hold on the Dumas retelling, which is apparently amusing. I seem to be nerding out hardcore.