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If I knew that it was about a man struggling to sleep I'd probably have read it a long time ago. I'm considering reading this in French, but it's been a while since I've read any French. How difficult is the language, generally?
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I ended up picking up a Portuguese translation (by Mario Quintana, who's a famous Brazilian writer). The translation is really good; it's not fully modern Brazilian Portuguese which makes it a bit less accessible than it could be, but that also helps establish the time in which the novel takes place. When I started reading it I was visiting Switzerland, where I lived for a while 10 years ago. Simply by walking around the streets I'd get this flurry of random memories, things I haven't thought about for years. And then I'd sit down to read the book and have a similar experience, but with even earlier memories. It's been an intense experience for me.
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