Jun 16, 2025
Round 2, Matchup 84: IV.i.5 vs V.ix
Which chapter title do you prefer?
Facts from Which History Springs, and Which History Ignores
Supreme Shadow, Supreme Dawn
Voting ended onJun 23, 2025
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Round 2, Matchup 84: IV.i.5 vs V.ix
Which chapter title do you prefer?
Facts from Which History Springs, and Which History Ignores
Supreme Shadow, Supreme Dawn
Round 1, Matchup 203: V.i.13 vs V.ix
Which chapter title do you prefer?
Passing Glimmers
Supreme Shadow, Supreme Dawn
V.ix.4 Bouteille d’encre qui ne réussit qu’à blanchir
Which is your favorite translation of this chapter title?
A Bottle of Ink Which Serves Only to Whiten
A Bottle of Ink Which Only Whitens
A Bottle of Ink Which Only Succeeded In Whitening
Bottle of Ink that Only Manages to Whiten
The Bottle of Stain-Removing Ink
Denny sends us “Marius Recieves a Letter”.
V.ix.6 l’Herbe cache et la pluie efface
Which is your favorite translation of this chapter title?
Grass Hides and Rain Blots Out
The Grass Hides, and the Rain Effaces
The Grass Covers and the Rain Effaces
The Grass Hides and the Rain Effaces
Grass Conceals and Rain Blots Out
The Grass Hides and the Rain Erases
Grass Grows Over and Rain Washes Away
Denny sends us off with “The Hidden Grave”. (yknow, I really think that's a representative way to end this round of polls-- a different translation from each translator, and Denny on a different tack.)
V.ix.3 Une plume pèse à qui soulevait la charrette Fauchelevent
Which is your favorite translation of this chapter title?
A Pen is Heavy to Him Who Lifted Fauchelevent’s Cart
A Pen Is Too Heavy For the Man Who Lifted Fauchelevent's Cart
A Pen Is Heavy To the Man Who Lifted the Fauchelevent’s Cart
The Pen is Heavy For Him Who Lifted Fauchelevent's Cart
A Feather Crushes the Man Who Lifted Fauchelevent's Cart
A Quill Feels Heavy to the Man who Lifted Faucheleven's Cart
Denny’s got “The Weight of a Quill-Pen”.
V.ix.1 Pitié pour les malheureux, mais indulgence pour les heureux
Which is your favorite translation of this chapter title?
Pity for the Unhappy, But Indulgence for the Happy
Pity the Unhappy, But Be Indulgent To the Happy
Pity the Unhappy, But Make Allowances for the Happy
V.ix Suprême Ombre, Suprême Aurore
Which is your favorite translation of this chapter title?
Supreme Shadow, Supreme Dawn
Supreme Darkness, Supreme Dawn
Ultimate Darkness, Ultimate Dawn
V.ix.2 Dernières palpitations de la lampe sans huile
Which is your favorite translation of this chapter title?
The Last Flickerings of the Exhausted Lamp
The Last Flutterings of the Lamp Without Oil
Last Flickerings of a Lamp Without Oil
The Last Flickerings of the Lamp Without Oil
Last Flickers of a Lamp Without Oil
Last Flickerings of a Lamp with No Oil