From the research I did back in the days: there are two translations. One is official, but from what I’ve read, it’s not too good? The translators apparently translated certain things with an emotional weight that suits their interpretation, skipped over certain phrases? Idk, something like that. There is this fan translation which is infamously good since the translator is obsessed with this novel and put A LOT of effort into catching all the details and everything BUT the translator is a bit… excessive? Well, it’s their work ofc, but they require you to buy the chapters off the official korean website, provide proof that you did along with your identity and even THEN they said that they need you to somehow prove that you are trustworthy? And if they deem you unworthy of receiving their translation, they won’t give you access to it anyway, even if you follow all the steps lol
That is... A new level of insane dedication that's actually impressive. To be a fly on the wall of that translators house...
True, the type of insanity that you can’t help but respect. I think I might actually try to access it in the future when I have adult money. Because the translator literally spent YEARS on this and they still reread the original and make some corrections in their translation, this is how much they love the novel. And the reason they require you to buy the korean chapters is also because they want the author to keep being rewarded for their work. But it made me give up on ever reading the novel, not gonna lie hahah I can’t read the official translation knowing that a masterpiece like that exists…
do yk the name of the translator? or how i can contact them? id like to know if they deem me worthy of the translation or not
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https://neirnohr.wordpress.com/2023/10/15/for-those-still-interested/
Their most recent update is from 2022 and it's them saying they won't be accepting anymore new readers and should just wait for the Official English Translation or use MTL on raws, so i guess that would be impossible to obtain. Seeing that i'm reading on Mangago, I really don't have money to buy and read on the official sites.
Does anybody have a link for eng translation of the novel? Thank you :)