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10204436 No.10204436 [Reply] [Original]

Best translation for We? I want to get into more soviet science fiction or just soviet writers in general.

>> No.10204448

>>10204436
here's a redpill joke: we was a king says the african:D

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>>10204448

>> No.10204492
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Here's my opinion: it's just not a very good book.

I suppose it's worth reading since it's the first dystopian novel of its kind, but I was really let down when I read it, can't remember which translation it was but that wasn't the issue.
The whole narrative feels unnatural, clunky and suffers from that overbearing style most russians have without the redeeming qualities of passion that make it worth the read.

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>> No.10204514

Читaть пo-pyccки,блять

>> No.10204515

>>10204492
id agree with this and add that any translation should be ok - this isnt great poetry, the translations are probably better than the original actually

>> No.10204538

It's shit, don't bother. Everything it inspired managed to surpass it in every way possible. Of historical interest only.

>> No.10205015

>>10204436
I don't know if I'm a brainlet but We was so hard to get through; everything was so damn unclear

>> No.10205104

>>10204492
I don't think it was a bad book, but I totally see what you mean.
I read it after reading brave new world and 1984, and I was disappointed.
But it was a really important foundation for Orwell and Huxley, and you have to appreciate it for that.

>> No.10205107

>>10204436
WUZ

>> No.10205472

Read the Strugatsky brothers (Roadside Picnic is a good start), Bulgakov (Heart of a Dog, Master and Margarita).

>> No.10205546

OP, you have to read Andrey Platonov "Foundation Pit".

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I dunno about translations, but this gets my vote for best cover design.

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This one.

>> No.10205706

>>10204436

All the english translations don't read that well. I have a feeling the original Russian sucks in the first place.

>> No.10205795

>>10204448
i really hate you but this one was funny