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What’s the best audiobook of Crime and Punishment?
Unabridged Audiobooks are available for three different English translations of Crime and Punishment.
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What’s the best translation of Madame Bovary? (Part 2)
I found so much information on translations of Madame Bovary that I had to split this post into two! Part 2 focuses on 7 translations published from 1992 to 2011, including the popular Davis translation, and gives information about a few related books.
What’s the best translation of Madame Bovary? (Part 1)
I found so much information on translations of Madame Bovary that I had to split this post into two! Part 1 of this post talks about the history of the novel and the challenge of translating it. The post gives information about 11 translations published from 1886 to 1965, including the original Marx-Aveling translation.
What’s the best translation of Don Quixote? (Part 2)
I found so much information on translations of Don Quixote that I had to split this post into two! Part 2 focuses on 7 translations published from 2000 to 2020, including the popular Grossman translation, and gives information about a few related books.