Well, I don't think paying him a visit would get me all that depressed - just thinking about his death for a week would. I probably won't be able to go there on Friday anyway, but I might just go there the day before. I will definitely tell you if I do. :)

I think literary translations are just insanely difficult. I once translated one of my German fics into English (the Hellstrom/Stiglitz-one), and it was such a pain, it sounded all wrong.