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how difficult is it to read? is it recommended for someone who has never read Kierkegaard?

Sunny Green It is worth a skim to see if you might like it. Translators are often the sticking points. My copy was translated by David F. Swenson and he did a bea…moreIt is worth a skim to see if you might like it. Translators are often the sticking points. My copy was translated by David F. Swenson and he did a beautiful job of translating. The epigrams (Diapsalmata) and the Diary of the Seducer are both very readable at least if you are curious about the man as a writer and maybe not so much as a philospher. Just don't expect today's men to be like Johannes of the Diary. ;D(less)

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