tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post5745792633248520463..comments2024-03-29T07:29:32.276-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Question: Azt akarom, hogy egy íróJanet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-8266521421151163792014-04-29T15:15:44.373-04:002014-04-29T15:15:44.373-04:00This doesn't answer the question, but I just w...This doesn't answer the question, but I just wanted to say that the best book I've ever read was by a Hungarian author and translated into English: THE DOOR by Magda Szabo. Seriously, it's so good everyone should read it.Lanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987748870291077638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-38770202767321493382014-04-25T17:44:40.397-04:002014-04-25T17:44:40.397-04:00I once had an Algerian French-speaker tell me I sp...I once had an Algerian French-speaker tell me I speak and write English like a European. As an American born-and-bred, and having lost the two languages I ever assayed (German, at which I was fairly fluent thirty years ago - and Spanish, in which I can't speak to great competency), I took that as a high compliment. He meant to say that I spoke in a highly accessible and understandable way, without sacrificing sophistication or even nuance.<br /><br />Your command of this tongue is clearly adept, and I agree with Stephen Kozeniewski's comments. And best of luck!DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-43065138059280422342014-04-25T17:32:25.877-04:002014-04-25T17:32:25.877-04:00Good luck! I also write in English as a non-native...Good luck! I also write in English as a non-native speaker (I'm Dutch and I live in Spain) and the only negativity I've encountered so far regarding my chances of being published came from other Dutch writers. Envy, perhaps? Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328411110801244620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-33527575437923330682014-04-25T14:31:48.374-04:002014-04-25T14:31:48.374-04:00English was Joseph Conrad's THIRD language, wh...English was Joseph Conrad's THIRD language, which he learned in his twenties and never spoke without an accent. And part of the reason why he is still regarded as a master is that he brought distinctly Polish thinking and distinctly French turns of phrase into his writing. I'd love to read what a Hungarian writer has to say. I bet it won't be another HUNGER GAMES clone.Stephen Kozeniewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185600045044927669noreply@blogger.com