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Berni Armstrong Espagne Local time: 23:08 Membre anglais + ...
The Russians are Coming :-)
Oct 17, 2003
[quote]Danya recommended:
Bulgakov\'s \"Master and Margarita\"....quote]
I heartily second this recommendation. I have read it (in English, I\'m afraid) and seen two excellent stage adaptations and agree that it is a masterpiece.
Bulgakov\'s \"Black Snow\" may not get to the same level, as literature, but it is a real satiric hoot - especially for anyone who ever had to study Stanislavski.
On the subject of Russian Literature I would also recommend \"The Suicide\" a hilarious play by Nikolai Erdman that was banned in the USSR for decades. The scene where a neighbour argues communist justification for peeping through a keyhole at his female neighbour undressing is priceless. \"Ah, yes.... But when I look at her through the communist perspective....\"
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Edward Potter Espagne Local time: 23:08 Membre (2003) espagnol vers anglais + ...
My tallies
Apr 17, 2004
Read: 21 Not finish: 5 Saw movie but didn't read book: 1
Among the ones I did not finish was "On the Road", even though it was really thin. Couldn't stand it.
I have read Huckleberry Finn and Catch-22 several times.
There were several one the list that I haven't read that I would like to, if I ever have time between translations.
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David Jessop Laos Membre espagnol vers anglais + ...
Pilgrim´s Progress
Aug 14, 2004
I guess considering its historical importance and impact, I can imagine it being included in the list. But #2? I thought the book was crap: static characters with static themes that describe a topic in a played out way. I don´t see it as a book for "all ages." Maybe I missed something.
I couldn´t even find Will Shakespeare in the whole list but The Pilgrim´s Progress is #2? Gimme a break.
David
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