tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post5489256328919001482..comments2024-01-17T09:43:44.882-06:00Comments on The Frugal Chariot: An Ordinary DeathJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-77037788712855735912014-12-28T03:31:07.015-06:002014-12-28T03:31:07.015-06:00Thanks for sharing the news about new translations...Thanks for sharing the news about new translations. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-38984307420317644662014-12-27T14:40:10.588-06:002014-12-27T14:40:10.588-06:00Amen to all of the above.
FYI. In yesterday'...Amen to all of the above.<br /><br />FYI. In yesterday's NY Times an review by Masha Gessen of two new translations of Anna Karenina. Compares older translations ncluding the familiar P&V. Interesting on nuances of Tolstoy's Russian style (and intelligible to us non-Russian readers). Worth looking up.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11986367136179755609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-69989510498747055212014-12-24T05:50:30.002-06:002014-12-24T05:50:30.002-06:00Priya,
Thanks for your comment. Tolstoy wrote Th...Priya,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. Tolstoy wrote The Death of Ivan Ilych about a decade after Anna Karenina. His style and approach to fiction was evolving and this is a great example of it.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-18996210109009500962014-12-23T22:03:14.937-06:002014-12-23T22:03:14.937-06:00I loved Anna Karenina when I read it a couple of y...I loved Anna Karenina when I read it a couple of years ago. This sounds like an interesting read, and the Camus-comparison has me curious because I would never have used that in reference to Anna Karenina...Priyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09671631876416310280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-15743533165753665692014-12-23T19:36:33.597-06:002014-12-23T19:36:33.597-06:00Brian,
This is simple and deep. Impressive in it...Brian,<br /><br />This is simple and deep. Impressive in its ability to make you think.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-62964968452184973782014-12-22T03:04:46.286-06:002014-12-22T03:04:46.286-06:00I have really come to appreciate simple but meanin...I have really come to appreciate simple but meaningful ruminations on life and death such as this seems to be. The Camus novels that you mention are some of my favorites.<br /><br />I like your allusion to wisdom coming all at once like a downpour.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com