What’s the best audiobook of The Brothers Karamazov?
Unabridged audiobooks are available for three different English translations of The Brothers Karamazov.
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What’s the best translation of Demons (Devils, The Possessed)?
So, you want to read Dostoevsky’s darkest and most hilarious novel, a controversial political satire, the title of which has been variously rendered as The Possessed, The Devils, Devils, and Demons? By all accounts, it’s intense! You’ve got five in-print English translations to choose from, seven in total.
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What’s the best translation of The Nine Cloud Dream?
There’s an inherent contradiction in The Nine Cloud Dream. Or is there? Does this dream-journey undermine its supposed moral lesson? Or can an apparently hedonistic tale succeed in promoting transcendental Buddhist values? Read it and decide for yourself.
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What’s the best translation of The Master and Margarita?
What does it mean to say that “Manuscripts don’t burn”? The publication history of Bulgakov’s black comedy reflects the difficulties artists face under authoritarian governments, yet justifies the author’s faith that no authority can stifle the creative flame.
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Poll: What’s the best translation of Crime and Punishment?
Now you can vote on your favorite of the 14 English translations of Crime and Punishment!
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What’s the best translation of The Idiot?
“The Idiot has merits that equal, and, in some cases, surpass those of Dostoyevsky’s other masterpieces…. The Idiot was also Dostoyevsky’s personal favorite.” —Gary Rosenshield
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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 The Brothers Karamazov?
Dostoevsky died before writing the second half of the two-part story he wanted to tell with these characters, but this half is nevertheless a much-admired achievement.
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What’s the best translation of The Little Prince?
Apart from The Bible, The Little Prince is the most translated work in the world!
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What’s the best translation of Bambi?
The 1942 Bambi movie, re-released in 1988, is a fixture of my childhood. I recently learned that it started out as a novel by an Austrian Jew.
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