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Hey anons. I was hoping to read the P&V translation of Demons by Dostoyevsky, but I couldn't find a decent EPUB online for it :(. Is the Constance Garnett translation any good, I know Nabokov hated it... What's your preferred translation?

>> No.11401996

>>11401988
gotchu senpai
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>>11401996
Bless you kind lad! I am very grateful. I honestly spent an hour looking for a P&V copy to no avail. There's been something missing in my life since I finished the Brothers Karamazov.

>> No.11402842

What are the best translations of each of Dostoyevsky's works? Wondering the same for Tolstoy.

>> No.11402873

You should REALLY read the translation by Katz.

>> No.11402900

>>11402842
I've read The Idiot and Notes from Underground with the P&V version, enjoyed both very much. Very smooth to read.
I don't remember who translated the Crime and Punishment version i read, but it was the Signet Classics version with that orange cover. It was my first Dostoevsky so I didn't know what to expect. I remember enjoying it though.
I read his short story The Double with the Garrett version and didn't like it at all. Absolutely not a fan. It felt clunky and wordy and was a chore to finish certain parts. I know this is partly just that it's one of his lesser books writing-wise, but the translation just felt bad.

>> No.11403494

>>11402842
I read Ignat Avsey's translation of The Brothers Karamazov and thought it was a solid translation, I really liked the Oxford World Classics edition, had loads of useful information that you'd expect from oxford.

>> No.11403507

>>11402873
I'll check it out, I'm sure I'll be reading this book (as with all of Dostoyevsky's work) multiple times. I'll grab that when I get a physical edition since it's oxford, along with the Everyman's edition for the P&V translation

>> No.11403583

>>11402842
>>11403494
avsey is great for TBK, P&V for everything else.

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