Cameron Hill answers “Which translation would be the best? There...”

Archit Joshi asked this question about The Brothers Karamazov:

Which translation would be the best? There seem to be a no. of them in the market.

Cameron Hill I'd rank the English translations I've read as follows: 1. Katz, 2. Avsey, 3. P/V, 4. McDuff, 5. Garnett.

Though, for a first read of The Brothers Kara…moreI'd rank the English translations I've read as follows: 1. Katz, 2. Avsey, 3. P/V, 4. McDuff, 5. Garnett.

Though, for a first read of The Brothers Karamazov the Oxford World Classics Avsey would be better than the Katz as it has a useful plot outline chart and list of character names and diminutives at the start for reference, which is very useful.(less)

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