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>>20793482
>best translations of Dostoevsky

>Crime and Punishment
Michael Katz or Nicolas Pasternak Slater

>The Idiot
Ignat Avsey or David McDuff

>Demons
Michael Katz or Robert Maguire

>The Brothers Karamazov
Ignat Avsey or Susan McReynolds

>Notes from Underground
Michael Katz or Ralph Matlow

>The House of the Dead
Jessie Coulson or David McDuff

I’m gonna say it. The Idiot>TBK. As an aside, I wonder how the painter of this self portrait would feel if he knew it was chosen for this book

McDuff or P&V?

this retard

Poor Folk, Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, Demons and The Brothers Karamazov.

Marie's story made me cry. Why is Dostoievski so good?

About 40% through this. Enjoying it, though it seems to be even more entrenched in Russian soap-opera drama than even Dosto's other books (which I don't mind but can be tiring at times).

>>19124801
>>19125075
How do you like it? BK is currently my favorite book of all time though I'll confess to not being very well-read yet.

>>19131211
Part 1 of Notes has a lot of philosophical ramblings from the Underground Man. Part 2 begins dealing with more actual events/actions in the UM's life, and is easier for most to get through.
It's a short book and Part 2 is very good imo, I'd recommend sticking through it.

wow he's literally me

why are there so many characters in this book (making it, unfortunately, a slog to go through sometimes)?

>>17672762
>What translation of Dostoevsky is the best?

>The House of the Dead
Jessie Coulson

>Notes from Underground
Ronald Wilks

>Crime and Punishment
Michael Katz or David McDuff

>The Idiot
David McDuff or Ignat Avsey

>The Brothers Karamazov
David McDuff or Ignat Avsey

I am midway through and I'm liking it a lot, but many times the dialogues between characters and their motives seem off, sometimes over the top and very dramatical. I can understand Nastasia being a hysterical cunt for many reasons, but why is everybody else so sensitive and unreasonable.