War and Peace (Pevear/Volokhonsky Translation) by Leo Tolstoy

War and Peace (Pevear/Volokhonsky Translation) Leo Tolstoy ebook
ISBN: 9781400079988
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Page: 1296
Format: pdf

You can read Figes's review for yourselves. James Wood reviews the new translation of War and Peace in The New Yorker. December 17, 2009 by theculturalobserver. Most recent fun: a review of War and Peace, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. Book Review: The Death of Ivan Ilyich & Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy; Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. War and Peace (Война и мир). Very light too, after you get past the blizzard of names (this will help though): but read the Maude or Pevear-Volokhonsky translations — others (especially the new Penguin one) are dreadful. You are, after all, comparing your ideal translation of War and Peace to abridged versions of Shakespeare. The English-speaking world is indebted to these two magnificent translators, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, for revealing more of its hidden riches than any who have tried to translate the book before. As james wood puts it in his admiring new yorker review of richard pevear and larissa volokhonsky's translation of war and peace,. Although Leo Tolstoy Two years ago, Pevear and Volokhonsky also published their hefty, beautiful version of War and Peace, enthralling readers of serious literature and becoming the subject of a four-week online discussion presided by the New York Times. There are two big issues with this translation, depending on where you're sitting. Eventually found the updated Pevear & Volokhonsky translation which made all the difference. Since I formed my own notions . Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky's translation gives us new access to the spirit and order of the book. Things don't turn out well for her after that. I'm curious as to why the other bloggers you follow(ed) weren't pleased with the translation. Elaine makes a misguided attempt to ingratiate herself with a famous Russian writer (hilariously named Testikov) by telling him what Jerry had jokingly told her earlier: that the original title of War and Peace was War, What Is It Good For?