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War and Peace
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This is probably more a 4 and half star read for me simply because there are times that Tolstoy could have used an editor. But as someone prone to waffling on myself, I'm not going to mark him down for that!
It will be nigh on impossible to write anything new or insightful about Tolstoy’s War and Peace that has not be said before, so this will be a collection of loose impressions and thoughts that occurred to me throughout 2020 as I read a chapter-a-day (or more accurately seven chapters a week) with Nick.
The first such point is translation. It is really important to take the time to find the translation that suits you best.
I was very happy with my choice of Briggs in the end. He was easy to read and his phrasing was more modern than the others. However, if I do reread W&P for a third time, I will try the Pevear and Volokhonsky one for a more Russian experience....
My full response here: https://bronasbooks.com/2021/01/03/wa...
It will be nigh on impossible to write anything new or insightful about Tolstoy’s War and Peace that has not be said before, so this will be a collection of loose impressions and thoughts that occurred to me throughout 2020 as I read a chapter-a-day (or more accurately seven chapters a week) with Nick.
The first such point is translation. It is really important to take the time to find the translation that suits you best.
I was very happy with my choice of Briggs in the end. He was easy to read and his phrasing was more modern than the others. However, if I do reread W&P for a third time, I will try the Pevear and Volokhonsky one for a more Russian experience....
My full response here: https://bronasbooks.com/2021/01/03/wa...
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"Introduction | Anthony Briggs |translator| xiii | It was a book in which Tolstoy made up new rules as it expanded: a society novel that turned into a family story, only to grow into a historical chronicle and a mighty epic."
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"Introduction | xiv | The strength of War and Peace is in the weakness of its characters."
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"Introduction | xiv | Virtually everyone - even people in advantageous or privileged circumstances - finds the living of life a worrying and difficult business most of the time."
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"Introduction | xviii | The dualism in Tolstoy’s own personality is reflected in Andrey and Pierre - intellect versus spirit, discipline versus laxity, stiff pride versus spontaneity and generosity."
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