tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post7328026247292702584..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: Dead SoulsJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-42194999743501725542014-01-23T11:43:02.812-08:002014-01-23T11:43:02.812-08:00Translators are sometimes paid for their work, so ...Translators are sometimes paid for their work, so there is a reason to keep at it. Lydia Davis insists she does not like <i>Madame Bovary</i>.<br /><br />I call <i>Dead Souls</i> the greatest novel of the first half of the 19th century. It does some things with fiction that no one had done before. It is a hugely original book.<br /><br />When I make that judgment, I am tossing out the fragments of book II, an unfinished sequel, the scraps of a separate book.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-79490990961049848582014-01-23T11:32:47.357-08:002014-01-23T11:32:47.357-08:00I know, right Jenny? Why??
Ekaterina, yeah, it&#...I know, right Jenny? Why??<br /><br />Ekaterina, yeah, it's *darkly* funny. You laugh because screaming won't do much. I knew some of the serfdom information, but the tax part was news (!) and so was the part where you could buy, sell, and mortgage serfs just like land. O.oJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-27328322153035263922014-01-23T05:04:47.026-08:002014-01-23T05:04:47.026-08:00Hahaha, oh heavens, why on earth would you transla...Hahaha, oh heavens, why on earth would you translate an author you didn't like? You'd have to spend EVERY DAY with that author's work! That seems like crazy self-sabotage.<br /><br />My sister swears by Dead Souls, and I absolutely need to read it. One of these days. I swear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-48734153027852280932014-01-23T01:25:01.166-08:002014-01-23T01:25:01.166-08:00Gogol is one of my favourite classics, and I'm...Gogol is one of my favourite classics, and I'm glad you liked him! Dead Souls... well, it WOULD be really funny if it wasn't so sad :) Because you know, the stereotypes he meets are a still there... <br /><br />I liked how well you explained the concept of serfdom, I guess for a foreign reader it really requires a footnote.Arenelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-27447088157205533812014-01-22T22:29:40.525-08:002014-01-22T22:29:40.525-08:00I read Dead Souls this month as well, and was plea...I read Dead Souls this month as well, and was pleasantly surprised by how funny it was. Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.com