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Re: I did wonder about that past tense in the French titles - where does it come from? DomA Send a noteboard - 10/04/2010 09:59:25 PM
My guess would be that it sounded better that way in French, though I can't pinpoint exactly why. It just does to my ear...
Perhaps because the past tense made it sound more like the title of a "conte" (the English "fairy tale" doesn't convey well what I mean", more in the mood of the (French) titles for books 2-3.

Since the publisher was releasing the three books together, it may just have been done because this way it fitted more with the titles of book 2 (the French title of book 3 doesn't have any verb, but has the same "conte urbain" vibe).
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Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Fred Gaidin - 08/04/2010 10:22:04 PM 1074 Views
Re: Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo DomA - 09/04/2010 12:03:16 AM 756 Views
Okay Fred Gaidin - 09/04/2010 02:13:55 PM 708 Views
Re: Okay DomA - 10/04/2010 02:38:57 AM 703 Views
My buddy actually mentioned this book to me a couple days ago. j-whitt987 - 09/04/2010 04:43:33 AM 705 Views
Re: My buddy actually mentioned this book to me a couple days ago. Fred Gaidin - 09/04/2010 02:20:31 PM 709 Views
I really don't understand the need for a title change for the english version... jh - 09/04/2010 03:34:29 PM 638 Views
I know! *NM* Camilla - 09/04/2010 08:07:11 PM 288 Views
I guess the found the title too provocative? DomA - 10/04/2010 02:46:26 AM 690 Views
The original swedish title means literally "Men who hate women" *NM* Vidarfe - 10/04/2010 08:35:21 AM 353 Views
I did wonder about that past tense in the French titles - where does it come from? *NM* Legolas - 10/04/2010 12:39:50 PM 272 Views
Although in the second book, the Dutch title is in the past tense as well. *NM* Legolas - 10/04/2010 05:03:08 PM 261 Views
well, that is true for the second and third book in Swedish too. Not the first one, though. *NM* jh - 10/04/2010 05:29:59 PM 262 Views
Re: I did wonder about that past tense in the French titles - where does it come from? DomA - 10/04/2010 09:59:25 PM 627 Views
I wasn't terribly impressed *spoilers* Camilla - 09/04/2010 08:06:58 PM 735 Views
Re: I wasn't terribly impressed *spoilers* Fred Gaidin - 10/04/2010 03:59:57 PM 632 Views
Hm. A film by this title is coming to the student theater here. *NM* Panorphaeon - 10/04/2010 10:34:59 AM 281 Views
The movie is outstanding, as well. angeandbella - 10/04/2010 02:05:57 PM 679 Views
I read this not too long ago Bryce - 12/04/2010 11:54:01 AM 819 Views
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