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Originally posted by GucciAmen View PostJust finished Fathers and Sons.
Interesting take on the time period (late 19th century Russia), with a focus on the coming emancipation of the serfs and the growing popularity of nihilism. Turgenev writes it all beautifully, does anyone have other novels by him they would recommend to me?
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Originally posted by fit magna caedesHa, never seen it translated like that. I suppose "gentry" and "gentlefolk" are both equally old-fashioned words now. Funny how fast the language has changed.
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Originally posted by galia View PostI'm reading "Shooting an elephant" by George Orwell, if you haven't read it already, I suggest that you give it a try, it's extremely fun and a lot of it is still surprisingly relevant, and corresponds perfectly to what you seem to be looking forFashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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I'm done reading the complete translated works from Mishima. A lot to say. It's now probably the author I read the most, around 20-25 books. There's everything: essay, novel, short stories, plays. He's only missing poetry, even if some of his early works are clearly prose poetry. I've been reading a few critics (Nathan, Yourcenar, etc) but they don't add much to what you learn from Mishima's essays. They help to structure his work though.
I'm still translating the novel; it takes longer than expected due to kanji being written in classical style but slowly I'm getting there.
In a nutshell, I'll not write a complete review now (it would take too much time and English.) but here is my list of recommended works (I might be wrong with the English title):
Confessions of a mask
School of Flesh
The Sailor who fell from grace with the sea (translated by John Nathan who also wrote an excellent biography)Death in midsummer and other short stories (with "patriotism" inside, that one is fundamental)
Sea of Fertility (do not start with this...)
Sun and Steel (Sorry Aka, it's great but definitely not are start)
Feel free to ask whatever if you're interested.
I also read Beckett's trilogy, you guys were right. The unnamable was breathtaking. Both interesting and moving. I selected and copied a few pieces that made me speechless, they are in french though so if you want it let me know and I'll post them.
Faust, I'm currently reading Foucault Les mots et les choses, I would recommend it if you're interested in the epistomology of human sciences. If not, don't bother, it's quite a "long" read.
Oh and I also watched L'Abécédaire from Deleuze, great introduction to his work if you didn't read any.Last edited by bukka; 01-15-2015, 03:35 PM.Eternity is in love with the productions of time
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Originally posted by evilchevy View Post"think and grow rich" by Napoleon hill.
Meant to read this long time ago but only got to start it...Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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Originally posted by bukka View PostFaust, I'm currently reading Foucault Les mots et les choses, I would recommend it if you're interested in the epistomology of human sciences. If not, don't bother, it's quite a "long" read.
Oh and I also watched L'Abécédaire from Deleuze, great introduction to his work if you didn't read any.Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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Originally posted by Faust View PostI've given up on that stuff a long time ago.
L'abécédaire is definitely something to watch though, Deleuze is surprisingly funnyEternity is in love with the productions of time
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Originally posted by bukka View PostHaha, I thought so but who knows, you might want to give it a try again.
L'abécédaire is definitely something to watch though, Deleuze is surprisingly funnyFashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months - Oscar Wilde
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