Russian literature

[bazarov]

Adding:
Dostoevsky - Notes from Dead House, Injured and Insulted, Adolescent, The Double
Tolstoy - Childhood, Boyhood, Youth


Pushkin isn't from their time but Boris Godunov, Captain's daughter, Mozart and Salieri are also some of his famous works.

[Nico87]

This thread can probably be of some help;

http://www.online-literature.com/for...ad.php?t=29370

[Etienne]

Pushkin (and Lermontov as well) is still 19th century, and he didn't mention any specific generation.

[grace86]

Thanks for starting the thread, and thanks Nico for adding the link. Reminding me of my love for Russian literature

I very highly recommend Crime and Punishment. I think it actually took me a whole summer to get through, which is unusual, but it is so worth it. At times it is a little depressing, but after completing it and looking at the novel as a whole, it is so wonderful to have read it.

[Simao]

Thanks guys for the suggestions ^^ and the link. I am trying right now to find translations for the novels mentioned especially Dead Souls. I hope I can find any here.

I very highly recommend Crime and Punishment. I think it actually took me a whole summer to get through, which is unusual, but it is so worth it. At times it is a little depressing, but after completing it and looking at the novel as a whole, it is so wonderful to have read it.

I read Crime and Punishment already and it was really good and intense at some points and yeah it was kindda depressing but that's how I like them lol.

[bazarov]

I want some advise from people who are interested in reading Russina Litrature in the old days (Dostoevskey and Tolstoy's days)

He did specify, a little bit.

[Nico87]

Simao, if you like hardcovers, I suggest you get those russian books you want from Everyman's Library. They never seem to fail with their translations.

Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky has translated most of the classic russian books published by Everyman's Library, Dead Souls too.

You can find most of Everyman's Library's books on www.amazon.co.uk and www.amazon.com for a decent price.

[mansoor alam]

hi simao, i am from pakistan.i appreciate your in interest in tolstoy and dostovesky.keeping in mind your interest i would advise you a short novel of tolstoy.it is none than ''the death of ivan illych''.though i have not read tolstoy's other novels,but i till you that after reading the above novel i went berserk. i remember i wrote this after reading it for the first time '' THERE IS NO NEED TO READ OTHER NOVELS''

[Simao]

I am looking for arabic translations everywhere for some of Dostoevsky's work but can't find any except the ones I already read .. Do they by any chance sell books translated to other languages in Amazon or ebay etc? I only saw english transaltions but if anyone saw or bought please tell me.
Thank you.

[Nico87]

I'm afraid the books on amazon are in English language only.

[Etienne]

though i have not read tolstoy's other novels,but i till you that after reading the above novel i went berserk. i remember i wrote this after reading it for the first time '' THERE IS NO NEED TO READ OTHER NOVELS''

"There is no need to read other novels"... what the hell... even after admitting yourself that you haven't read any other by Tolstoy. I'd add this in a list of ridiculous quotes if I held one..

[Nico87]

Haha, well said, Etienne!

[JBI]

Correction, Pushkin and Lermontov are 19th century.

[Etienne]

Correction, Pushkin and Lermontov are 19th century.

Yes sorry, that's what I meant, it's corrected.

[mS_?]

Nikolai Gogol's Dead Souls is one of the better books I've read.