Land of rabbits

@Mattmadrid78 is translating @CesarCalvar's Galician tragedy 'Tierra de Conejos' into 'Land of Rabbits' with a nod to The Manic Street Preachers.

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'A Land of Rabbits' is a historical novel by journalist @CesarCalvar, chronicling the first moments of the Spanish Civil War in Galicia.

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Second draft finished. Time for fresh cold eyes to take a look. I probably shouldn't touch it again. Maybe I should finish my book now?

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Those against this simple task are those who fear the most. They fear losing everything which they believe is theirs. A folly. We all die.

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I've been spending hours word by word translating the horrors of totalitarianism. It has affected me deeply. But 'Handsmaid's Tail'. Bravo.

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That is the human struggle. Not left or right, good or bad, one flag or another, but to understand each other without fear.

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And to fight tooth and nail against the darkness and misery which some sad souls wish to replicate across society.

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The evil that we are capable of is terrifying. For this I'm proud to translate a novel which reminds us how precious democracy is.

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It takes a book and a tv show to feel what isn't even close to the pain and suffering that so many experience right now in our world.

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Half way through second draft of my translation of Land of Rabbits by @CesarCalvar. 18 months later and I can see the light. @Mattmadrid78

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El Gobierno prepara también el traslado de Primo de Rivera a otro lugar en el Valle de los Caídos https://t.co/V4gUJM21Ak

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El número de ultra ricos se duplica en España desde el inicio de la crisis https://t.co/dXIh8wDASG

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@Mattmadrid78 @CesarCalvar It's gonna be about Hitlers meeting with Franco...and more. Very interesting.

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@Mattmadrid78 @CesarCalvar Good question. Cesar is locked into the second novel. ...in Finland.

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@Mattmadrid78 The great news is that someone like David Simon is getting involved, the bad news is that I need to proof read quick to ride the wave!

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@thegrammarian1 Scunthorpe till I die. Football chant. Writing anything takes time. Best of luck with your project. Viking chippy is amazing. Love Hull.

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@thegrammarian1 How are you with commas? I'm doing a second draft of a translation and the commas are eating into my skull like maggots.

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@thegrammarian1 See a book called 'Scunthorpe Hasta La Muerte' (I kept the Spanish title! ) which transgresses labour of love and into 5 years of insanity!

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@thegrammarian1 Totally. After a year translating a novel in relative peace, I now find myself over analyzing every damn paragraph. Oh well.

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@Chus__Norris Have you read Arturo Barea? Before translating I read Orwell, Hemingway. But Barea is the real story. But lets push this.

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@Chus__Norris @CesarCalvar Y tenerlo en ingles sera genial tambien. A film would be amazing!

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@CesarCalvar @a_rabbit_land
#TierraDeConejos se merece una película 💙 Me ha encantado, me ha hecho llorar y sobre todo,pensar mucho.
Ojalá mis dos abuelos hubieran roto su silencio y me hubieran contado lo que vivieron en la Guerra Civil #IfYouTolerateThisYourChildrenWillBeNext https://t.co/gBHN6B3LXa