What does /lit/ think of Bely? I like his novel Petersburg a

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>>8778467
focus dude

>>8778469
>not getting the joke

I think Petersburg is one of the greatest Russian novels of all time. Bely's a wonderful author and great at experimenting with prose. I think his other works are also very interesting. The Silver Dove is his only other novel that will be relatively easy to find, but it's great and some characters from that novel appear in Petersburg. The Dramatic Symphony and his other works are also great but a lot of it is lost in translation. All in all, Bely is one of my favorite authors and Petersburg is the reason I'm learning Russian. He's on a few charts and respected on /lit/, just not talked about often.

>>8778463
Honestly, if I spoke Russian I would probably like the novel a lot more. I read it in translation and I enjoyed it. It didn't change my life, but it's good.

As far C&P goes, I think Petersburg is better in overall writing quality (again, in translation), but something about how succinct/perfectly teleological C&P is will always, in my mind, preserve it as a greater work. I love Petersburg, but it does feel as if it drags a bit towards the end. I do agree with you though, fans of Dosty would like Bely as well.

>>8778471

Of course I fucking get the
>joke
very timely by the way