Twoflower's Eyes

[Sjoerd3000]

And wasn't there a reference in Interesting Times to him wearing glasses?

Cohen calls him four eyes in Interesting Times

[Marco]

Didn't any of the wizards wear glasses.

[Tonyblack]

Since Twoflower's visit it seems like glasses have become pretty common in Ankh-Morpork. Whether this is because of Twoflower or not though, we don't know.

[J.S. Lopes]

In Brazilian Portuguese translation , Twoflower is called "four eyed", but I think translator didn't catch the real sense (in Brazil it's also use this pejorative expression four-eyed for people with glasses) due the influence of Josh Kirby's art. Josh also depicted Rincewind as an old-aged white-bearded man, while in the book he's clearly described as a 20 to 30-year-old nerdish guy.

[Tonyblack]

In Brazilian Portuguese translation , Twoflower is called "four eyed", but I think translator didn't catch the real sense (in Brazil it's also use this pejorative expression four-eyed for people with glasses) due the influence of Josh Kirby's art. Josh also depicted Rincewind as an old-aged white-bearded man, while in the book he's clearly described as a 20 to 30-year-old nerdish guy.

Welcome to the site, J.S. Lopes!

It's always interesting to read what the characters are called in different versions of the books. I think we've got a thread about it ssomewhere.

[J.S. Lopes]

Four eyes would sound to "alien" for a guy, and Twoflower is clearly shown as on ordinary human being. I think it's based on the stereotype of Japanese tourists (in Brazil, it looks like an American tourist stereotype)

[Tonyblack]

I agree - he's the typical foreign tourist with his colourful shirt, expensive camera and too much money.

HERE'S the foreign names thread I mentioned.

[deldaisy]

Welcome to the forum J S Lopes.

[spideyGirl]

Welcome J S Lopes!

[ShadowNinjaCat]

Welcome from me too

[author3]

I always imagined him four eyed but then I saw the movie and now I picture him with glasses uugh

[Tonyblack]

I always imagined him four eyed but then I saw the movie and now I picture him with glasses uugh

That was the thing. When Terry wrote the book he said that Twoflower had four eyes - but what he actually meant was he was wearing glasses. Remember the people in A-M hadn't seen glasses at this point. Josh Kirby took the description literally when he did the cover.

As many of us will testify, if you wear glasses in school, you get called 'four-eyes' - or Joe 90, or Milky Bar Kid...

[Penfold]

hellooo and welcome J. S.

[ChristianBecker]

Since none of the Agateans in IT were described as having 4 eyes, I'm in favour of the glasses theory.

[author3]

Well I started wearing glasses this week and I haven't been called four eyes yet