- Hardcover: 896 pages
- Publisher: Lectorum Publications (February 2004)
- Language: Spanish
- ISBN-10: 8478889019
- ISBN-13: 978-8478889013
- Product Dimensions: 20 x 13.2 x 4.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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#271,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #12 in Books > Children's Books > Ages 9-12 > Series > Fantasy & Adventure > Harry Potter Books > Spanish
- #52 in Books > Children's Books > Ages 9-12 > Series > Fantasy & Adventure > Harry Potter Books > Hardcover
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A Cure for Homesickness (and my favorite translation yet)
April 20 2007
Format:Paperback
My sophomore year of college I was in Granada, Spain doing a full spanish immersion course including a homestay with a very nice family. I really enjoyed my experience but by the end of the first month I was dying for something that would remind me of home. Luckily the spanish translation of Order of the Phoenix came out only a few weeks after my arrival. I own all of the books in spanish, but this one is by far my favorite - and best of all it helped me in my classes! Every day I would come home and find my grammar lessons laid out right in front of me.
The length of this book may seem a little daunting, particularly for those with english as their primary language, but don't be scared! I still don't consider myself to be fully fluent in spanish, but I read this book THREE times in 4 months! It's amazing what a little homesickness can do for you... :)
The length of this book may seem a little daunting, particularly for those with english as their primary language, but don't be scared! I still don't consider myself to be fully fluent in spanish, but I read this book THREE times in 4 months! It's amazing what a little homesickness can do for you... :)
Excellent language practice
May 30 2004
Format:Paperback
I'm an adult with a reasonable command of Spanish as a second language. I can read a newspaper fairly easily, and I can hold mutually interesting conversations with people, so long as their speech isn't too slangy, to regional, or too fast. I found Potter #5 in spanish translation to be an entertaining way to do some "continued reading". If you're an adult who feels sheepish about reading kid's books, trying to improve or maintain your command of Spanish, this will give you a good excuse.
There's nothing like reading a book like this to make you realize that there's many different kinds of vocabulary. Compared to say, magazines, newspapers, or more technical books, Potter #5 is chock-full of everyday dialogue, human relationships, colloquial expressions, and words having to do with emotional states, facial expressions, noises, and such. Not to mention the more specialized vocabulary, like, "spell", "dungeon", "sorting hat", or "dark arts". I certainly found a good dictionary to be useful.
Although this book is published by a press in Spain, the characters speak a Spanish closer to the Latin American than the iberian variety (e.g, the "y'all" second person plural verb inflection is not used, and "coger" is avoided). This is, I suppose, a reflection of the demographic weight of Latin America vis-a-vis Spain, and, for all I know, is standard practice in one-size-fits all translations. I suspect it is a careful translation, although my Spanish really isn't good enough to tell.
If you think that reading a translation from the English is a poor way to learn about hispanic culture, I would reply that 1) the Potter books are hugely popular in spain, 2) This is a european, not a north american book. whereas we have not a single authentic castle, Spain has hundreds of 'em. And 3) who cares, if it gets you reading spanish?
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harry potter 5
this book is 1 of the best books i have ever read. it's exciting and entertaining and it gets your imagination started. it's a great thing to read when you have nothingto do.
Published on Mar 27 2004
Absolutely Amazing and Compelling
Well when i buy the copy of the Order of the Phoenix in Spanish i was amaze about how good the translation was. Read more
Published on Mar 11 2004 by Alfredo Berrios
Harry Potter in Spanish!
As soon as I got my copy of this book I was thrill.The translation is great and it retained the original enthuciams that the english version has. Read more
Published on Mar 7 2004
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