Also known as — Преступление и наказание
Oh alright, for us gringos it’s Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
So, a few of us here have decided to start reading this book in a couple weeks’ time, and I’d like to invite anybody else with an interest in Russian literature to join us. One thing I’ve always enjoyed about the Litnet is that it’s a happy place for book worms to gather and share ideas about what they’re reading. Mostly. Every once in while there’s a shouting match over important topics such as comma placement. Hey, I get it, people have strong opinions about the Oxford comma. Apostrophes too. Is it — a couple of weeks' time? week's time? weeks time? weekes times? Donno, but I digress. Speaking if digression, as with all Sancho-initiated threads, straying off topic is not discouraged; in fact it’s highly encouraged. Digression from the mean is where all the fun stuff happens, eh?:
Also, on Sancho-initiated threads, I like to start with a tune:
https://youtu.be/eauZzwt8Ci8?si=tMIbZYzszSvV48B6
Talking Heads, Psycho Killer
I don’t really know if that's appropriate theme music or not. I haven’t read the book yet. I'm a blank slate. Just in case I’m way off base, here’s another candidate:
https://youtu.be/iCEDfZgDPS8?si=V7Y59WbfWHWrr_gI
Modest Mussorgsky, Night on Bald Mountain
Woo! This one might be a good late-night read.
By the way I’m not even going to try to read the Russian edition. I’ve got a copy of the Pevear/Volokhonsky translation. That’s the one I’m planning to start reading…in a couple of weeks.