It’s like the story of Robin Hood, but in China… that is, it would be, if the story of Robin Hood were brutally violent, and included crude language, seduction, murder of women and children, and cannibalism!
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In his introduction to the Ginsburg translation published by Bantam, Donald Fanger calls Notes from Underground “one of the most sheerly astonishing and subversive creations of European fiction.”
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According to Merriam-Webster, Rabelaisian means “marked by gross robust humor, extravagance of caricature, or bold naturalism.” If you want to know just how and why and to what extent Rabelais is Rabelaisian, you’ll have to read Gargantua and Pantagruel.
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“I urge anyone who loves books and who has not yet discovered Proust’s novel to pick up Swann’s Way and dive right in. I assure you that you will be richly rewarded.” —Translator William C. Carter
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There are only two complete translations of In Search of Lost Time (Remembrance of Things Past). But the new one has seven different translators, and there’s a third translation in progress. This is post 2 of 2.
There are only two complete translations of In Search of Lost Time (Remembrance of Things Past). But there are three to five versions of the old one (depending on how you count). This is post 1 of 2.
This bestselling Swiss children’s story is like The Secret Garden, but with mountains. You’ll love the accompanying illustrations!
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Because of the weird translation history, it might be hard to get exactly matching versions if you want to read and listen at the same time. Still, you’ve got at least three good options!
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If you are one of those people who say abridged classics are *always* worse than full-length versions, this extremely lengthy Chinese classic will test your conviction!
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Unabridged audiobooks are available for three different English translations of The Brothers Karamazov.
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