There was a guy at work wearing a tigger coat.<\/p>\n
“Oh you like Winnie the Pooh?”<\/p>\n
“My wife loves him. She has all the movies.”<\/p>\n
MOVIES?!<\/p>\n
He didn’t even know it was a book. He didn’t care that it was a book.<\/p>\n
Poor man.<\/p>\n
Winnie is so much cleverer on paper. That’s one of the best things about it, the stories work on a very sophisticated level.<\/p>\n
I picked it off the shelf, looking for something to read before I sleep, something that will make me have pleasant dreams.<\/p>\n
My copy of A.A. Milne’s book was published in Russia. A student gave it to me as a gift when I was there. She thought I would like to have another book to read in english.<\/p>\n
The funny thing about it, is that is has asterisks at the hard to translate bits. In the back, there is a definition of the phrase in Russian. Phrases you wouldn’t expect, like “he lived under the name of Sanders”, and the gender ambiguity of the name “winnie” have to be explained.<\/p>\n
Somethings, like “Heffalump” have the explanation saying essentially, “it doesn’t translate.”<\/p>\n
It’s nice too, to see a different illustrator’s interpretation of the characters. Disney has permanently stamped his mark on Piglet, Kanga and Rabbit. We cannot concieve of Pooh without the red shirt.<\/p>\n
Anyway, that’s just my copy.<\/p>\n
Go get your own. Turn off the news and sit down to remember there are pleasant places still.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There was a guy at work wearing a tigger coat. “Oh you like Winnie the Pooh?” “My wife loves him. She has all the movies.” MOVIES?! He didn’t even know it was a book. He didn’t care that it was … Continue reading