Kemarin ngobrol soal sastra sama teman Rusia saya, lalu dia bilang ada quote Haruki Murakami yang nuansanya beda di versi Rusia dibanding versi Inggris.
Versi Inggris:
โPain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.โ
Versi Rusia:
โะะพะปั โ ะฝะตะธะทะฑะตะถะฝะฐ. ะกััะฐะดะฐะฝะธะต โ ะฒัะฑะพั ะบะฐะถะดะพะณะพ.โ
Mieko Kawakami has openly criticized Murakamiโs portrayal of women while still expressing admiration for his work. The problem with some of you is this insistence on viewing literature in black and white as though other readers are incapable of thinking for themselves.