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Which books should I start from Dostoyevsky /lit/?
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crime and punishment obviously.
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>>9118279
Notes from Underground
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his diary desu
https://www.amazon.com/Writers-Diary-Fyodor-Dostoevsky/dp/0810125218
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>>9118283
C&P is the most popular but it is also his worst work(Still Great). Brothers Karamazov is better than Crime and punishment. You should still start with Notes from Underground.
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The dream of a ridiculous man
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>>9118324
this
it gives dostoevsky's idea in layman terms, and makes each other book more clear (spare demons)
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White nights
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>plebstoyevsky
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Requesting best translation for
C&P
Notes from underground
The brothers K
Other books too
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>>9118293
What's his diary like, m8?
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>>9118581
I'm finishing up the Oliver ready translation right now. I can't compare it to any other translations since it's my first time reading the book, but I really enjoyed it. His notes are extremely helpful too
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>>9118408
I didn't like it
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>>9118657
antisemtic
he took the redpill
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>>9118279
Brothers Karamazov
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I bought TBK, Notes, and The Idiot. The Idiot had the most amusing first few pages, so I read it. I don't know what difference the order in which you read his works makes.
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>>9118581
Volkohonsky and Pevear are my Go to Translation for all things Dostoyevsky.
*NEVER READ CONSTANCE GARNETT TRANSLATIONS*
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>>9118843
Interesting article about this
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/11/07/the-translation-wars
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>>9118279
Start with his fist, like you would any other author
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>>9118902
Notes from Underground (1864) was his first
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>>9118843
I don't understand why Garnett is supposed to be so bad. I read TBK and C&P in both translations and the only difference I noticed was that Garnett seemed a little more formal and PV was more easily readable (granted it was a good period of time between readings so if they changed things I may not have noticed).
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>>9118287
this
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>>9118972
No, no it wasn't. Poor Folk was his first (1948). It's good.
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>>9119133
Shit. You're correct. Also House of the Dead (1862) came out before Underground.
Should have doublechecked before I posted.
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To whom is Dostoyevsky's work meant? I have never read one of his book, what should I expect by reading Brothers Karamazov? Great fiction, something to think about?
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>>9119778
>I have never read one of his book
>starts with BK
Start with C&P, my man.
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>>9118581
Notes - Michael R. Katz
C&P - Oliver Ready
The Idiot - Alan Myers
Devils - Michael R. Katz
The Brothers Karamazov - Ignat Avsey
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What's the worst book to start with? Which of his is the most difficult?
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>>9118581
Oliver Ready for C&P and P&V for the rest
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>>9120006
Thank you for the recommandation. Care to explain the reason to a dilettante?
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>>9118843
P&V are great writers and it really comes through on their best passages. But their methodology is so anal about "accuracy" that large portions of their translations come off awkward.
I prefer McDuff. His writer is more flat, but it's consistently good and flows nicely.
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>>9118843
I've read some of his short stories translated by Garnett. They read just fine, I'm just not sure if it's all 100% there, but it's good enough.
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>>9120047
I thought The Devils took forever to get started.
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>>9120135
Notes from Underground is a way better intro to FyoDo. It is also shorter, easier to get into, and more engaging.
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>>9120135
Move gradually to finally enjoy the deluxe experience of Dosto. It's an easy one to start. C&P will set your mind properly for the further immersion into his world.
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I started with The Idiot, and then followed it up by The Brothers Karamazov. Somehow I do not feel like I will regret this decision in any way and was blown away by both books.
Crime and Punishment is up next for me and that is what most people would suggest first anyhow.
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>>9120157
They read fine, but it's not Dostoevsky.
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Apart from TBK, C&P, Demons, The Idiot and Notes, what else should I read from him? I've read The Double and The Gambler, and while I like them, I don't think they are as good. Should I read some of his other novellas or move on to another author?
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>>9118408
I did like it
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>>9120411
White Nights, Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and The House of the Dead, in which the last one was highly praised by Tolstoy. That's pretty much all of his great works including the ones in your post, which is just mind boggling for just one individual to write
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>>9120039
I wish Oliver Ready translated all of his works. Penguin could make some big bucks doing a deluxe edition for each novel
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>>9120445
Spacing fucked up
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>>9120445
because stone cold said so
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>>9118287
This one his best
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>>9118408
I didn't mind it but notes was way better
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>>9120433
this list is okay.
pull The Gambler, and you don't need to read The Idiot or Demons before Bros K, let alone both.
there are some who recommend Notes after C&P for a retrospective of Rodia, but thats down to preference
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>>9118972
Did you pull this fact out of your ass pleb
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>>9120459
BK is the best one imo so it should be read last .
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>>9120470
>my favorite is the best
plenty of people prefer one of his other 3 novels over BK.
anyways, the point of a reading list isn't about enjoyability, it's about having a better understanding of the author and their ideas.
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Why is BK last on the list for everyone?
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>>9121133
It is too good to start with.
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