Adelaide Metelkin. Thirty -first approach

In today's "News Time" , Alena Solntseva rejected the translation of the British superbesseller "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (M.: Rosman). At first, the review seemed negative to me: "This is the analogue of" McDonald's "..." However, having re -read the text, I realized that Alena (and Alenina's daughter) just liked food from McDonald's. And the book by Joan Kathling Roling, where "all political correct ideas are presented without any postmodernism - honestly and soundly," both liked them too.

It is probably not necessary to explain who Joan and Harry are. The emergence of the Russian version of the children's cycle of novels about a bespectacled wolf boy was preceded by an educational PR campaign; I will refer to the substantive article by Olga Grinkrug ("Results"). The only negative (more precisely, not entirely positive) response is today - the editorial of Gleb Shulpyakov in the last issue of Exlibis; Be sure to pay attention to the online discussion of this publication, it is worth it.

For Saturday and Sunday, I read Rning Book. The lamentation of critics about a disgusting translation was an exaggeration; The translation, as the Solntsev correctly remarks, "is not so hot, but not prohibitively bad." Of course, in vain, I.V. Orange called the frog to the turtle, and with the verses he has a complete seam, but the poems in the novel-once or twice, was expected. But "Professor Albus Dumbledore" and "Muggles" sound much more magical - and therefore more adequate - rather than the recommended grin "Delay" and "White Bumblebee". And, say, Schulpyakov’s complaint about the fact that the Neville Longbotta, who has “broken wrist” , “is very lame,” just an sighted pickup; If Neville had broken an ankle, he would not only limp, he could not go at all.

However, in essence, the considerations of Gleb are absolutely fair. "It is difficult to call these novels these novels ... They are accurate tracing paper from reality ... There is nothing irrational," prohibitive " - that is, nothing of the fact that we attribute to the category of" childhood "," children's logic " . Not even from reality, I would clarify, but with that flat and dusty visibility, which replaces the reality in the eyes of the inhabitants, the Heidegger das mann . Dragon for seventeen sikly for ounce - yes they went crazy ... " Half - well, worry: a third - all the miracles of the Hogwarts school boils to the abundance of gratings . " Harry has never seen so many of his favorite dishes: Rostbeph, fried chicken, pork and razniy, bell and steak, boiled, boiled. Potato, fried potatoes, chips, Yorkshire pudding, peas, carrots, meat gravy, ketchup and it is not clear how and why the end of the mint candies here. " I can imagine how the future millionaire Joan Roling flowed, which took these inspired lines at the table of a cheap cafe - and with what fiery feeling it widened beyond the window, on the window, on the window. neighboring McDonald's. Actually, her magical turned out to be much paler: banal ghosts, thinly centaurs and malicious, without a twinge of conscience, slamming from the animated series "Ghostbirds" Poltergeist. And the most spectacular plot move Roling, roughly violating the laws of the genre, borrowed in purely adult detective books. And this is not innovation, but an ugly, treacherous act in relation to the young reader.

Yes, and what else to expect from Roling. The moral pathos of the "philosophical stone" - "the logic of the vengeful young lady, and even with a tendency to depression" , more precisely than Gleb Shulpyakov, can not be said. The adoptive parents of the protagonist and their dear son are bred by stupid, not deserved by a grain of sympathy with bastards; Meanwhile, I am sure that if Mr. and Mrs. Darsley loved and pamper Harry Potter in the same way as his beloved Dudley, he would have grown even more lead than a half -brother.

For the only positive difference between the wizard Potter and the non -altherebniks of the Muggles is magical abilities inherited from dad and mother. In all other respects, Muggles will give Harry a head start; Even Satrap, Uncle Vernon, is sometimes capable of generosity, and Harry’s actions described in the novel are dictated exclusively by fear of his own skin. Ambitiousness. And uncontrollable hatred of those who do not want to stroke him on the wool. Even if these actions are presented as the feats of virtue. Yes, according to Roling, this is a virtue: selfishness, anger, insidiousness, headphones, cowardice. Filizer and cordial deafness. ““ Oh, don’t doubt it! ”Harry exclaimed, and Ron and Hermione were happy to notice that he was smirked widely.“ They (Darley. - AD.M. ) do not know that we are forbidden to resort to magic during the holidays. So this summer we will all amuse - and how ... “ Contributed and vision follow.

"My eleven -year -old daughter ... said:" The only continuation of what I want to read is Harry Potter. "I am glad, the child is growing normal" (Alena Solntseva). Take a look at these faces, Alena. Normal? Yes. Children? No.