tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.comments2024-01-05T11:16:11.081+00:00Russian DinosaurRussian Dinosaurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708798725927250672noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-51980722286422523872023-05-27T14:22:28.013+01:002023-05-27T14:22:28.013+01:00I too would recommend Magarshack.I too would recommend Magarshack.Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-45928098220158232682023-05-27T12:49:21.440+01:002023-05-27T12:49:21.440+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-50190224337286649092023-05-27T04:07:06.891+01:002023-05-27T04:07:06.891+01:00Thank you for commenting! I haven't read BK in...Thank you for commenting! I haven't read BK in translation since I was a pretentious teenager. I think I read the Penguin Classics Magershack translation, i.e. pre-McDuff. I will cautiously recommend that to you. Russian Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708798725927250672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-76818087367565505792023-05-26T19:41:50.437+01:002023-05-26T19:41:50.437+01:00Hello. I've been reading this blog for many ye...Hello. I've been reading this blog for many years now. Thank you for everything you've written, without you I would have never discovered Gazdanov. A pretty basic question but: Which translation of The Brothers Karamazov would you recommend? I know the Pevear hype is based on a lot of infactualities, McDuff makes Dostoyevsky even denser if that's possible, and unfortunately Pevear hasn't released one. Fédortchenkonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-84112199093249619072023-04-25T11:59:34.919+01:002023-04-25T11:59:34.919+01:00Coincidentally I am reading AK, the Maudes transla...Coincidentally I am reading AK, the Maudes translation. What I have in my bok is: “The expectation of finding snipe was so strong that the smacking sound of his heel as he drew it out of the rusty mud sounded to Levin like the cry of a bird, and…” and then “Levin barely had time to turn, before he heard the cry or a snipe…”. This version seems to be an exited version in 1992. The use of smacking and cry are effective in providing the imagery for the moment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-54568053753248169402022-11-19T14:16:58.594+00:002022-11-19T14:16:58.594+00:00Thank you for this, Languagehat, glad you enjoyed ...Thank you for this, Languagehat, glad you enjoyed it! I'm still forming my opinion of EW as a person. He certainly doesn't appear to come well out of his marriage with McCarthy. I'm getting ready to read his Hecate Country novel, which I gather was written while he was breaking up with her.Russian Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708798725927250672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-2743024252662275392022-11-19T14:03:00.811+00:002022-11-19T14:03:00.811+00:00Fascinating! Makes me want to read more Muchnic (...Fascinating! Makes me want to read more Muchnic (of course I read her in NYRB back in the day), and I continue to think poorly of Wilson as a person, even though I've enjoyed his writing.Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-32971318164234858672022-10-18T16:36:50.478+01:002022-10-18T16:36:50.478+01:00Man, Buida is so good -- I'll definitely have ...Man, Buida is so good -- I'll definitely have to read this! Also, it's amazing how many novelists have been inspired by the Time of Troubles, from Zagoskin and Bulgarin on down.Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-67255408945893344712022-06-22T08:21:15.643+01:002022-06-22T08:21:15.643+01:00Interesting blog, it reminds me of Fyodor Dostoyev...Interesting blog, it reminds me of Fyodor Dostoyevsky in Crime and Punishment , quote "Ordinary men have to live in submission, have no right to transgress the law, because, don’t you see, they are ordinary. But extraordinary men have a right to commit any crime and to transgress the law in any way, just because they are extraordinary."<br />I tried to write a blog about it, hope you also like it in https://stenote.blogspot.com/2021/04/an-interview-with-fyodor.html. <br />stenotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01036496407806809635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-28856566637656007352022-06-01T05:28:45.202+01:002022-06-01T05:28:45.202+01:00thank you for sharing this wonderful story! Who kn...thank you for sharing this wonderful story! Who knew about Grigorii and Varvara, and how awesome that this place still exists (and outside of Russia, which makes it feel that much more accessible right now!). The other Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17934732152977540738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-73942357674190079172022-05-30T20:26:56.205+01:002022-05-30T20:26:56.205+01:00It's bolded because I copied it badly from the...It's bolded because I copied it badly from the Internet! I think the second syllable is stressed (but I have only heard it in Russian). Very glad you enjoyed my serendipitous encounter.Russian Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708798725927250672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-30025952952979315952022-05-30T13:15:06.972+01:002022-05-30T13:15:06.972+01:00What a wonderful experience -- you were lucky to s...What a wonderful experience -- you were lucky to stumble across such an unexpected treasure! I have to ask: is the last syllable in "Markučiai" bolded because it's stressed? (I wish Lithuanian Wikipedia would be gracious enough to provide accent marks...)Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-14733505698451002962022-03-17T02:01:02.759+00:002022-03-17T02:01:02.759+00:00Bless Anna, and thank you.Bless Anna, and thank you.Iulia Flamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962212081437398247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-52777067733785061012022-03-15T17:38:43.170+00:002022-03-15T17:38:43.170+00:00Thank you for posting this, for making this transl...Thank you for posting this, for making this translation Muireann. I am hoping you will be able to extend an invitation to Anna, and Kathryn, and that we will all be able to see each other somewhere, soon.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311696312191575716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-57081005597429482832022-03-15T12:24:46.004+00:002022-03-15T12:24:46.004+00:00Thanks for this. She, and others like her, are un...Thanks for this. She, and others like her, are unbelievably brave; like you, I don't think I would be able to make her choice.Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-71660951581699165052021-11-19T20:48:55.526+00:002021-11-19T20:48:55.526+00:00In a copy of Pavel Biryukov's Л. Н. Толстой : ...In a copy of Pavel Biryukov's Л. Н. Толстой : біографія [Berlin, 1921] a collector has noted in the third volume "Chapter 10, first forbidden by Tolstoy's wife, appears in this edition for the first time".Andrew Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03547306454756303976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-84663232527149013522021-10-22T13:40:03.539+01:002021-10-22T13:40:03.539+01:00Thank you, Languagehat - I'd blush if I weren&...Thank you, Languagehat - I'd blush if I weren't cold-blooded!Russian Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708798725927250672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-62348121054630349962021-10-22T13:07:37.225+01:002021-10-22T13:07:37.225+01:00I stand by my recommendation -- buy this book, you...I stand by my recommendation -- buy this book, you won't regret it!Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-26891531292008751852021-10-15T11:58:08.910+01:002021-10-15T11:58:08.910+01:00Thank you so much for sharing this, Languagehat! I...Thank you so much for sharing this, Languagehat! I didn't know about Bykov's essay, but I have now bookmarked it to read later. Russian Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708798725927250672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-80742268168844345772021-10-14T15:47:27.456+01:002021-10-14T15:47:27.456+01:00If you don't know it, you might be interested ...If you don't know it, you might be interested in Dmitry Bykov's <a href="https://lit.wikireading.ru/huifBFdYvs" rel="nofollow">essay</a> about the Sharov novel. (By the way, I'm just starting to read Репетиции by Sharov fils and am loving it so far!)Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-67688807282068347402021-07-20T14:29:44.318+01:002021-07-20T14:29:44.318+01:00Thank you, dear Languagehat! I'll try harder t...Thank you, dear Languagehat! I'll try harder to keep my human avatar motivated...Russian Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708798725927250672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-33284587977838657382021-07-20T14:17:38.452+01:002021-07-20T14:17:38.452+01:00Great to see the Dino back again!Great to see the Dino back again!Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-56737936857072564482020-03-05T10:46:32.242+00:002020-03-05T10:46:32.242+00:00Nooooooo! I need that Magarshack book and it's...Nooooooo! I need that Magarshack book and it's almost impossible to find!!!! :(kaggsysbookishramblingshttp://www.kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-68812258125669533832020-03-05T08:18:53.604+00:002020-03-05T08:18:53.604+00:00That was my, ahem, little mistake. All sorted now,...That was my, ahem, little mistake. All sorted now, thank you...Russian Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708798725927250672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743216407449778066.post-17915612766109798452020-03-05T05:03:08.897+00:002020-03-05T05:03:08.897+00:00Chernyshevsky's How the Steel Was Tempered
tha...Chernyshevsky's How the Steel Was Tempered<br />that's actually Ostrovsky - or is the author just trying to make a joke?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com