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[CSCfan]

[thatgirlmeghan]

Hello everyone!

I just received a reply to my email.

From the publishers:

From: fpariente@xoeditions.com
Subject: Fw: Le Mystere Celine Dion in English?
Date: April 14, 2009 5:26:45 AM EDT
To: thatgirlmeghan@gmail.com

Dear Meghan,

Thank you very much for your interest.
This wonderful book will be published in France and Canada first (in French), and we hope it will be published in English. You will have to wait for some months.
Do not hesitate to ask me again, I will let you know if we have sold the rights to an English/American/Australian publisher,

All best,

Florence


So if you all are as impatient as I am, get the French version and get translating!

I don't want to wait months for an English edition that may not come.

[Davey84]

I'm sure the english version will come too!! Céline =

Edited by Davey84, 14 April 2009 - 04:52 AM.

[Jacqui]

Can someone please explain what "La gloire est la deuil eclatant du bonheur" means? I get the literal meaning, being something about glory coming when you're missing happiness....but what the???
Is this gonna be a "feel sorry for poor miserable Celine" kind of book? That would suck...

[Alex_Incognito]

"La gloire est le deuil éclatant du bonheur"
Glory is the mourning / grief that erupts from happiness

It's hard to explain.

Edited by Alex_Incognito, 14 April 2009 - 08:46 AM.

[Snowhite]

Im praying for a MIRACLE...that something will happen,i don't know just something-the book will have success-and then to be translated in greek also.I don't have a problem with english though,but it would be a nice surprise

[MusicMatch]

I sure do hope that it will be released in English! But, like said before Céline is money so there is a big chance that it will.

I'm not going to translate or read the French version. With my French skills there will probably be sentences like '' Céline kissed a verry wet frog on her front door last June '' No, it's not meant for me

Edited by MusicMatch, 14 April 2009 - 10:04 AM.

[Snowhite]

MusicMatch, on Apr 14 2009, 07:03 PM, said:

I sure do hope that it will be released in English! But, like said before Céline is money so there is a big chance that it will.

I'm not going to translate or read the French version. With my French skills there will probably be sentences like '' Céline kissed a verry wet frog on her front door last June '' No, it's not meant for me

Οf course it will!!!We are talking about Rene...

[Alex_Incognito]

It will lose so much UMPH being translated into english.  I'm glad to get it in French first.

[Frida]

^ well UMPH or no UMPH, it's better than nothing for the non-french speaking fans

[sazzlepop123]

Frida, on Apr 14 2009, 08:01 PM, said:

^ well UMPH or no UMPH, it's better than nothing for the non-french speaking fans

agreed!  

[Alex_Incognito]

Prepare for no UMPH, then.

[anewdayhascome]

what is UMPH?

[Frida]

Alex_Incognito, on Apr 14 2009, 11:25 PM, said:

Prepare for no UMPH, then.

No no no, you're absolutely right, 90% of the fanbase just have to blame themselves for not knowing french because OH MY you just CANNOT read a translated book!

My GOD, EVERY book loose something when translated into another language.. that doesn't mean there's no feeling whatsoever.. it hasn't even come out yet, let alone in english... christ..    

[VintageCeline]

Frida, on Apr 15 2009, 02:47 PM, said:

Alex_Incognito, on Apr 14 2009, 11:25 PM, said:

Prepare for no UMPH, then.

No no no, you're absolutely right, 90% of the fanbase just have to blame themselves for not knowing french because OH MY you just CANNOT read a translated book!

My GOD, EVERY book loose something when translated into another language.. that doesn't mean there's no feeling whatsoever.. it hasn't even come out yet, let alone in english... christ..    

There is no need to be rude about that comment, it's true, everytime something is translated from French to English, it all gets jumbled up and loses most of the specialness. Take most of Celines French songs for example...

I really do hope this will be translated though, good or bad traslation is better than nothing at all

This comes out tomorrow right?

[Alex_Incognito]

LOL  Don't get you panties in a knot, Frida!  That was like reading a prayer with all the Christs and Gods.

Edited by Alex_Incognito, 15 April 2009 - 12:09 PM.

[Teodora]

Alex_Incognito, on Apr 14 2009, 05:41 PM, said:

"La gloire est le deuil éclatant du bonheur"
Glory is the mourning / grief that erupts from happiness

It's hard to explain.

Or could it mean Glory is the mourning sparkling with happiness... Hmmm, we really need a native French speaker here.

[Alex_Incognito]

Now, supposed to be out the 23rd here in France?  Merde!!!

[sazzlepop123]

Alex_Incognito, on Apr 15 2009, 07:44 PM, said:

Now, supposed to be out the 23rd here in France?  Merde!!!

Oooooh Is that the official cover!!! I loveeeeeeeeeee IT!

I emailed about publishing in English -  this is the reply :

Dear Sarah,

Thank you very much for your message and your interest. We are publishing it in French in France and Canada, and of course we are trying to have it translated into English. Please do not hesitate to contact me in some weeks so that I let you know if we have found an Australian/American/Canadian/English publisher for it,

All best,

Florence
Florence Pariente - XO Editions / Oh! Editions
+331 56 80 26 89
fpariente@xoeditions.com
www.xoeditions.com - www.oheditions.com



Someone better publish this in english!!  

[VintageCeline]

I think we should bombard them with emails asking them to translate it.... .... I hope it sells alot so they feel pressured into translating it!!

[anewdayhascome]

yeah if they see that we are interested, it would help a lot!

so? does anybody have it?

[CSCfan]

Who is "them"? You shouldn't ask the people at www.xoeditions.com, because as that Florence person said they're also trying to have it translated. So that means you should mail every "Australian/American/Canadian/English" publisher......

[celine4evauk]

VintageCeline, on Apr 15 2009, 05:05 PM, said:

Frida, on Apr 15 2009, 02:47 PM, said:

Alex_Incognito, on Apr 14 2009, 11:25 PM, said:

Prepare for no UMPH, then.

No no no, you're absolutely right, 90% of the fanbase just have to blame themselves for not knowing french because OH MY you just CANNOT read a translated book!

My GOD, EVERY book loose something when translated into another language.. that doesn't mean there's no feeling whatsoever.. it hasn't even come out yet, let alone in english... christ..    

There is no need to be rude about that comment, it's true, everytime something is translated from French to English, it all gets jumbled up and loses most of the specialness. Take most of Celines French songs for example...

I really do hope this will be translated though, good or bad traslation is better than nothing at all

This comes out tomorrow right?

Sure songs can lose feeling etc when translated - they have to make it fit to the music, rhyme etc. But a book doesn't have those problems so as long as the person/persons translating it are VERY fluent in both languages it shouldn't be a problem. Has anyone here read both english and french versions of Celine's My Story My Dream book and compared them?? Cos its the same principle.

[Un Rêve]

yaaaay I don't care that I won't understand 60% of what the book says, I'm going to buy it when I'm in Montréal in May!!

[Belle Céline]

Frida, on Apr 14 2009, 03:01 PM, said:

^ well UMPH or no UMPH, it's better than nothing for the non-french speaking fans

agreed, I dont speak more than a few simple french words and I certainly can't read it so I definetly want an english version. I'm sure the publishers will make sure the translation has the same meaning as the french version. No doubt it will make sense, after all books are translated from english all the time and vice versa and make sense.

[VintageCeline]

Has anyone bought this yet?

[cmcdaori]

If its the official cover,is awesome.I think that we all should calm down and be patient.We'll get english as always and everybody will be pleased and happy so no COMPLAINS more..we shouldn't be against each other or jealous for god sake

[Alex_Incognito]

It's a shame that it doesn't have a more modern photo from the Taking Chances tournée---this one is 5 years old. But damn, she still looks that great, maybe better.

[anewdayhascome]

As for the cover (YAI photo) I think it's great choice! I love it ! Celine did look enchanting in this video...
Although, as it was supposed to be written due to the tour, I thought there would be a tour photo... But with this I'm satisfied.... Better than the one from the 90s

[sazzlepop123]

Any one got their hands on it little jewel yet???