/lit/ - Literature

>>21256590
They're translated because there are enough people who don't know the languages they were originally written, who also don't care to learn those languages. They're translated because of their value to the culture they were born from, not because of their value relative to the foreign reader. The translations are read as a substitute to the original only because the readers do not understand the original. I'm not seeing your point.
>>21256662
>that looks and reads beautifuly anon
If you're referring to the English translation, then I agree. It's quite good on its own, but it fails to serve as a good translation. This is of no fault of the translator, mind you, it's because of the numerous differences between the two languages which at the outset cripple any attempts at delivering a faithful translation.
>how long did it take you ?
Hard to say. That's Heian Japanese, which you would need to learn separately from modern Japanese, and likely after you'd already built a very strong foundation in it. That's what I did, at least. I can say that I was able to read (with a dictionary at hand) most novels I was interested in after two years of constant study, though those novels were written largely after the Taisho period.
>im afraid that it will take a lifetime with japanese
It won't, as long as you're diligent in your studies.
>i dont know if its worth it when i can just learn on top of french, german and italian
That's something you'll just have to decide for yourself. I'm currently learning German myself, but the problem is motivation. Are you more motivated to pursue Japanese, or French, German, and Italian? I'd already started with a very strong core motivator when I took my leap into studying Japanese, but with German my only motivation is that I like how it sounds.