I really don't want to be a novelist

Chapter 360 A Tap Water, Busy

Professor Worth's vacation from school has ended,
At the same time, in order to make up for some previous class hours, he seemed busier these two days.

Fortunately, the translation of "The Ordinary and the Great" has been completed, and he can delay other literary translation tasks.

So when he was busy, he still had time to watch the first-day release of "The Ordinary and the Great".

"The Ordinary and the Great" is the best work he has seen recently,
In particular, under the pressure of the original work being too perfect, he also made what he felt was the last literary translation ever.

He already expected that the translation of the Russian version: Voss will go down in history along with this great work.

Perhaps in the future, on his epitaph, it will be written that he once translated the first edition of "The Ordinary and the Great" into the Chinese and Russian versions of "The Ordinary and the Great".

It is best to add another sentence, 'This is the best version of the translation'.

Therefore, Professor Voss is particularly concerned about the sales of the work he translated.

Of course, just as a reader, he also likes that this work can be seen by more readers.

this time,
It's already noon in the White Flag State, the gap between lunch and dinner,
Facing the laptop in front of him, Professor Worth flipped through the news on the Internet,

It's just a pity that the Internet is full of news about ABC and the author of the dog, which severely squeezes the space for news related to "The Ordinary and the Great".

Professor Voss directly searches for relevant news and comments,

But I didn't see a few post-reading comments about the readers of "The Ordinary and the Great",

Related comments remain the same as before.

"Let's see in the afternoon."

I know that it takes time for readers to read this book, and it also takes time for word-of-mouth to ferment.

Professor Worth flipped through several pages of related news in a row, and finally sank down,
Haven't watched it yet.

Then, the thoughts turned in another direction.

"I wonder if she is reading this book at this time?"

Thinking of the fact that he spent so much time on the translation of this book because of his sleepless nights,

His wife looked very curious about the book, Voss couldn't help smiling,
Then he sent a message to his wife.

"How do you feel, are you disappointed?"

……

Voss home.

His wife is also an associate professor at the school.

Just more free than him.

After class in the morning, my wife went back to the residence.

Received a package from Ayer Press.

Voss' wife doesn't have to go out to buy "The Ordinary and the Great",

The sample book of "The Ordinary and the Great" sent by Ayer Publishing House,

Includes a full set in every language.

Although Voss was proficient in literary translation, his wife did not know much about foreign languages.

So after unpacking the package, I first found the Chinese language version of Baiqi, sat on the sofa, and opened it to read.

At first I was a little curious and eager,

Waiting to see the content of the story itself, with the description of the author's pen,

The wife was quickly drawn into the world of the book, and other emotions were temporarily forgotten.

Just immersed in the story, I can't help but feel emotional ups and downs for the plot.

from the book,
The death of Little Hoss' father made his wife feel depressed and angry.
It's just that Little Hoss's trouser legs were lifted up, and when there was a drop of blood there, she couldn't help being surprised,
Further down, it is another story development of ordinary chapters,

Let the wife follow the anger, follow the fear, follow the depression.

I even couldn't help but want to talk to poor little Huss in the book several times.

When her husband texted,
The wife has already seen the episode in the ordinary chapter, where Little Hoss plows at night and meets Varinna.

received a message from her husband,
The wife temporarily stopped reading the novel,
I sent back a message first.

"...You are the literary translator of this book, you have read this book carefully, you should not ask such a question."

"This is a good book, a great book. I have come to believe that in the previous exaggerated publicity for this book, the words of praise are just a statement of fact."

"If you ask me if I am disappointed in this book, do you distrust me, or do you distrust the work? If you ask me this way, maybe I should doubt the quality of your translation."

there,

Professor Voss couldn't help but smile when he saw his wife's reaction, and then replied the message seriously,
"Of course it's not mistrust, I just thought that our reading tastes might be different."

"Probably there are some differences. Maybe I can understand this book better than you."

Seeing his wife's words, Professor Worth's eyelids twitched,
Needless to say, he felt that he was the one who understood the deep meaning of this work the most.

Probably when my wife read it, she understood the subtlety of the description of the work.

Some readers are like this. After understanding the subtleties of the work, they always feel that they are the ones who have the deepest understanding of the work.

No one can compare to myself.

Professor Worth thought of this, and a smile appeared on his face.

Only his wife thought so too.

And neither of them apparently noticed that they were doing the same.

"...Maybe that's the case, but the Mandarin version of the white flag you read is my literary translation. In this way, I should still have a better understanding of this book, right?"

"..."

"Maybe I should learn English, or some other language."

Seeing the news of his wife's return, Professor Worth couldn't help laughing again.

It's just that the wife's news is not over yet.

Then came another message.

"...However, my Professor Worth. Perhaps you, no, we, should also contribute to this excellent work."

"Doesn't your social platform account also have thousands of followers? Maybe you should recommend this work... If you are just waiting for the word-of-mouth of this book to ferment, then when will he be able to reverse the word-of-mouth."

"We all have to work hard for this book. At least now, I really want more readers to see this excellent work. How can such an excellent work not be seen by anyone?"

What his wife said made Professor Worth stunned for a moment,
Probably because I paid too much attention to "The Ordinary and the Great" itself,
He has forgotten that he can also recommend this book to people around him,

Maybe it won't play a big role, but at least do something.

"That's right. I'll do it now."

Professor Worth thought about it, and immediately opened the social platform.

Under the social account he followed thousands of times, he published a blog post.

He wrote very carefully,

It took a lot of time to write a long recommendation for this work.

"Recommend a work, "Ordinary and Great"."

"This is an excellent work. The excellence of this work begins with his name... Then, the content of the introduction is also echoed in the text..."

To minimize spoilers, Professor Voss posted this blog post.

After a while, I got seven or eight replies.

"The Ordinary and the Great? Since it was recommended by Professor Worth, you must read it."

"I seem to have a little impression. I don't know if my bookstore sells it. I'll go and see."

Compared with those under the publicity news, the comments under Professor Worth's personal account are much more friendly.

Most of the people who follow his social accounts are students he has taught before, as well as writers and publishers who have collaborated on works,

There are also some small fans of his translated works.

"Is it just these few people..."

"Not bad though."

"One more is one!"

Professor Voss finished posting the recommended blog post, but he is still not satisfied.

After thinking about it, I sent messages to the professors I knew one after another.

"Professor Carl, I recommend you a book, I think you will like it..."

A tap is busy.

(End of this chapter)