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ejp626 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 (edited) Wrapped up Farrell's Troubles. I got about 1/3 into Hamsun's Hunger, then for complicated reasons switched over to reading (and comparing translations) of Gogol's Dead Souls. I defer to Nabokov who thought Guerney's was the best translation, though I also like Reavey in the Norton critical edition, which has the best notes and probably the best reconstruction of Book II. I do not care for Rayfield's recent translation, which is the one that NYRB is publishing. Edited January 16 by ejp626 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Digging into the hardback edition of this one by Larry Kart. A stimulating read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ejp626 Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 I finished the Guerney translation of Dead Souls and am about halfway through the Reavey translation, which has a reconstruction of Book II. I'm also about 2/3 through Reuss's Horace Afoot. I'm still waiting for Farrell's The Siege of Krishnapur to show up in the mail (starting to get a bit concerned...), which will probably be the next significant novel I tackle. I might read Kingsley Amis's Girl, 20 in the meantime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ghost of miles Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 About 50 pages into Saul Bellow’s Humboldt’s Gift, which is based on his friendship with the poet Delmore Schwartz and is part of this Library of America volume that arrived yesterday: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 (edited) On 2/6/2023 at 3:33 AM, ejp626 said: I might read Kingsley Amis's Girl, 20 in the meantime. 👍 1 hour ago, ghost of miles said: About 50 pages into Saul Bellow’s Humboldt’s Gift, which is based on his friendship with the poet Delmore Schwartz and is part of this Library of America volume that arrived yesterday: 👍 Now reading: Edited February 10 by BillF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Matthew Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 19 hours ago, ghost of miles said: This is one of my favorite Merton books, doesn't get talked about enough, some great insights, and of course, some very dated material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted February 28 Report Share Posted February 28 I read his All for Nothing a few years ago. They both touch on the subject of East Prussia, now part of Poland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 About 1/3 through Farrell's The Siege of Krishnapur. I was lucky enough to score a Folio Society edition, which has some great illustrations. I will say I probably should have waited until the summer to read it (not late winter) as almost every chapter has some comment on the brutal heat and how people are nearly fainting. I do find Troubles was a bit more amusing starting out, but this has many droll passages. I've just hit the siege part, and the action is picking up. Will most likely tackle Baker's A Fine Madness and Percy Walker's The Moviegoer next, and then back to Farrell with The Singapore Grip rounding out his Empire Trilogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 6 hours ago, ejp626 said: About 1/3 through Farrell's The Siege of Krishnapur. I was lucky enough to score a Folio Society edition, which has some great illustrations. I will say I probably should have waited until the summer to read it (not late winter) as almost every chapter has some comment on the brutal heat and how people are nearly fainting. I do find Troubles was a bit more amusing starting out, but this has many droll passages. I've just hit the siege part, and the action is picking up. Will most likely tackle Baker's A Fine Madness and Percy Walker's The Moviegoer next, and then back to Farrell with The Singapore Grip rounding out his Empire Trilogy. Folio publishes some beautiful books. I have their David Copperfield which I’m making my way through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 Just finished this: Just started this: On 2/8/2023 at 5:11 PM, Brad said: I really enjoyed that one. I'll pretty much read anything O'Brien writes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted March 8 Report Share Posted March 8 1 hour ago, HutchFan said: Just finished this: 👍 Now reading: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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