Talk:Les Bienveillantes

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[edit] Most Prestigious

"the most prestigious" should not be used to describe the prix goncourt. It is a point of view. It is the same reason "prestigious" is not used to describe the Grammy Awards, the Nobel Prize, or the American Ivy League schools. C5mjohn 14:13, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

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This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as stub, and the rating on other projects was brought up to Stub class. BetacommandBot 13:40, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Corrections and work to be done

I have corrected a couple of the glaring mistakes. Aue engages in homosexual relationships already the section Allemande I & II. But the entry needs a lot of work. If I find time I will try and add some references.--Joel Mc (talk) 16:51, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

I have now done more extensive work. Perhaps putting in all the characters was unnecessary at this stage but the list had already been started and rather than deleting....I have tried to link to references in English, but there are not a lot yet. The novel will be published in English in 2008. I am sure that there are changes to be made and if you have hesitations about editing you can email me (joelmc.wiki@gmail.com) with your suggestions and I will try and put them up.Joel Mc (talk) 14:04, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Moving page

I have tried to revert to the orginal title, Les Bienveillantes, but don't seem to know how to do it. Even if it is consistent with WP policy, it would have been good to discuss moving it before taking such an action. The Kindly Ones doesn't mean much in English. As far as I know, it is never used to refer to to the Eumenides, which is the name used in the English title of the Greek tragedy. Secondly, we don't know what actual title Littell will use in English and rather than making another move it might have been better to leave it until the book comes out this year in English. True there is little harm done, specially with the redirect, still the title klangs in the ears of this English speaker. But maybe that is what Littell wants and we will find that a second move will be unnecessary.Joel Mc (talk) 09:18, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

The move was wrong and the user appears not to have understood the policy he was using as a reason for the move. The book is known in English under the name Les Bienveillantes and hasn't been translated. Home made translations of titles is very far from the policy of using English on English Wikipedia. JdeJ (talk) 10:37, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ukraine pogroms

One of the first mass murders of Jews described in the book is committed by Ukrainian militias wearing "blue and yellow ribbons". This is tolerated and supported unter the name "Aktion Petliura" (see Petliura) by the German occupation authorities.

This image has been deleted ot of the article, although the author describes these incidents in several pages. --Alex1011 (talk) 10:58, 7 March 2008 (UTC)