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Feb. 10th, 2009
Respect for Traditions
Feb. 10th, 2009 12:03 pmThe following is my translation of a short story by Maxim Shapiro. The story was recommended by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
zyama_krendel and translated with the author's permission.
Stylistic and other suggestions for improvement are welcome (English is not my native language).
Respect For Traditions
The shuttle docked with the spaceship and the passengers boarded for the trip down to the planet. Jammar, working to maintain the indifferent and unscrutable facial expression befitting a man, traversed the aisles and finally found his seat. His next-seat neighbor turned out to be an old woman.
"First time to a new planet, young man?" she asked with a smile.
Jammar, annoyed that his inexperience was so easy to detect, nodded and turned away, indicating unwillingness to carry on a conversation. "For shame!" he thought. "An old woman using make-up, and no head covering! Like some whore!"
It's been over ten years since the men from the stars came to Mirjal, but none of the Free People had so far managed to get used to their degraded customs.( Read more... )
zyama_krendel and translated with the author's permission.Stylistic and other suggestions for improvement are welcome (English is not my native language).
Respect For Traditions
The shuttle docked with the spaceship and the passengers boarded for the trip down to the planet. Jammar, working to maintain the indifferent and unscrutable facial expression befitting a man, traversed the aisles and finally found his seat. His next-seat neighbor turned out to be an old woman.
"First time to a new planet, young man?" she asked with a smile.
Jammar, annoyed that his inexperience was so easy to detect, nodded and turned away, indicating unwillingness to carry on a conversation. "For shame!" he thought. "An old woman using make-up, and no head covering! Like some whore!"
It's been over ten years since the men from the stars came to Mirjal, but none of the Free People had so far managed to get used to their degraded customs.( Read more... )