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diego_moitatoday at 3:56 PM2 repliesview on HN

After trying a lot, I only saw lines from books written originally in English.

Therefore, I assume I'll not see my favorite:

> Muchos años después, frente al pelotón de fusilamiento, el coronel Aureliano Buendía había de recordar aquella tarde remota en que su padre lo llevó a conocer el hielo.

My translation:

"Many years later, in front of the firing squad, colonel Aureliano Buendía would remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice."


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atulatultoday at 4:10 PM

>I assume I'll not see my favorite

Your favorite was the first I saw. Just FYI.

esafaktoday at 4:00 PM

Nevertheless, García Márquez preferred Rabassa's English translation to his original!

There's an okay Netflix mini series of it, FYI.