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Originally Posted by Lalwendė
I do knwo that there are indeed a lot of French LotR fans, but the French are as protective about their native language as the English are  and so I'm not at all surprised that we don't have many French members, as they will probably prefer a french language site. Whether this holds true for French Canadians (if that's the right term) I don't know. If I had a different native language than English and there were a lot of good quality sites where my native tongue was used, then I should prefer to use those no doubt, as it would simply be easier. |
French-Canadians...
Yes, that is the correct term.
Ontopic, I think you might be closer to the mark in attributing it to the protectiveness of the French culture than to the merits of the translator- although the translator must bear some of the burden.
After all, the translator has far-reaching powers where the works he/she translates are concerned. If done well, the original feeling of the work will be made available to readers otherwise unable to enjoy it. Done poorly, it discredits not only the translation, but likely the original work as well.