I think Dr. Zhivago would be considered a classic *g*. Austen would be good too. I haven't actually read many, just familiar with her work through the many movie versions. -- Shamrocks & Stones

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Date Posted: 19:15:44 12/30/11 Fri
Author: Denise
Subject: I think Dr. Zhivago would be considered a classic *g*. Austen would be good too. I haven't actually read many, just familiar with her work through the many movie versions.
In reply to: PeggyB 's message, "I would personally like to start reading at least one "classic" each year. I haven't read any Jane Austen and need to remedy that. Any interest in adding an Austen book into the list for 2012?" on 16:32:38 12/30/11 Fri

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Zhivago might be a little daunting for some folks. Not wanting to discourage anyone, just thought it was worth mentioning. There are a number of other Russian novels out there that might be interesting. Nicholas and Alexandra, Madonnas of Leningrad come to mind. Maybe Requiem for a Lost Empire, have been interested in that one for some time but never read it. (NT) -- E, 08:34:12 01/02/12 Mon
- I haven't read Dr. Zhivago, but I can imagine the plethora of foreign names alone would be intimidating. (NT) -- Denise, 16:25:06 01/02/12 Mon
  - It's probably not any worse than Anna Karenina, but it might be enough to put some people off. (NT) -- E, 16:35:27 01/02/12 Mon
    - Well, hopefully people won't have too much trouble with the Russian names in my books- as I used them as they would in Russia. (NT) -- celtgirl, 16:44:19 01/02/12 Mon
      - I'm sure all your characters will become part of our vocabulary, Cindy! I was referring to some/most of those older novels originally written in Russian which seem to have casts of thousands. (NT) -- E, 06:49:02 01/03/12 Tue
        Oh, I know. I think because I took Russian Lit. in college, I don't find it too bad, but I certainly understand what you are saying. We had to address each other by our Russian names, which was hard at first, but it was a brilliant stroke on the teacher's part, because the naming in the books became much easier. I've read Zhivago, but now I have the latest translation by Pevear/Volokhonsky and it's a very lucid translation, easier than the older ones to understand and really bringing the beauty of the book up to the surface. (NT) -- celtgirl (), 07:05:41 01/03/12 Tue
        I guess making sure we all had the same translation would complicate matters considerably! I know the copy of 'Dr Zhivago' I own is very old, and at the moment, I can't say who translated it. (NT) -- Denise, 09:41:32 01/03/12 Tue
        Trying to think if I've ever read anything translated, especially from Russian. I have had intentions of reading Hugo (particularly after my last trip to France), but haven't followed through. I did "recently" read the new Beowulf (Seamus Heaney). (NT) -- PeggyB, 11:33:12 01/03/12 Tue
        I did a little reading about Dr. Zhivago, as I've never read it, and it seems the translations can be a challenge. So finding a better one would be good if we choose it. I'll be sure to note this translation on the list of choices for voting. :-) (NT) -- Lil, 14:33:59 01/03/12 Tue

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