2021 Classics in Translation List

[Georgina]

Rosemarie wrote: "Georgina wrote: "Could I suggest Sibilla Aleramo please.

Sibilla Aleramo (14 August 1876 - 13 January 1960) was an Italian author and feminist best known for her autobiographical d..."

Thanks Rosemarie, I'll go for Hella S. Haasse from the original suggestions.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Great! Thanks for the suggestion.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

We have a few more suggested authors who need seconds. If you have only seconded one author, please feel free to go ahead and second another author if you wish.

[Jesus]

I would like to second Hans Fallada

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Thank you, Jesus.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Here is the list of authors that have been selected for 2021:

1. Honoré de Balzac - France
2. Franz Kafka - Czech Republic
3. Hermann Broch - Austria
4. Władysław Stanisław Reymont/ Bolesław Prus - Poland
5. Albert Camus - Algeria, France
6. Voltaire - France
7. Germaine de Staël - France
8. Hans Fallada - Germany
9. Emilia Pardo Bazán - Spain
10. Camilo José Cela - Spain
11. Eça de Queirós - Portugal
12. Hella S. Haasse - Batavia, Netherlands

I have included two authors from Poland, since the books of Reymont may be hard to find. The Doll by Bolesław Prus is easier to find.

Thanks for the suggestions!

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

As for the Russian authors, I am planning a special project in which there will be a list of Russian books/authors that we have not read with the group yet, or that I really enjoyed reading-but not by Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov or Gogol.

I am looking for informal susggestions of books you think might fit this category.

[Kathy]

What about The Queen of Spades and Other Stories by Alexander Pushkin?

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Sounds good, Kathy. We definitely need to read something by Pushkin!

[Christine PNW]

Rosemarie wrote: "As for the Russian authors, I am planning a special project in which there will be a list of Russian books/authors that we have not read with the group yet, or that I really enjoyed reading-but not..."

Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak maybe?

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Great choice, Christine!

[Peter]

A few suggestions from my side for good classics (50+ years) by Russian authors

Stories from a Siberian Village by Vasily Shukshin
Dark Avenues by Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin
The Twelve Chairs by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov
The Mother by Maxim Gorky
Money for Maria: Stories by Valentin Rasputin
The House on the Embankment by Yury Trifonov
The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Thank you, Peter.
I have read The Mother and think it is a worthwhile book.
The Twelve Chairs was already on my to-read list, so it's nice to see it on your list.

[Pam, Southwest Enchanter]

I’m excited to see the 2021 list! I’ve only read Voltaire and Camus so it’s mostly new authors to me. I’m very interested in the Russian author project! I’m planning to focus on reading Russian authors (classic & contemporary) next year. I’d like to suggest Sci-Fi authors Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. Some of their works are in the classics time frame.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

Thanks for the suggestion. I will have to look at availability. You can also recommend them to Patrick for his science fiction list.

[Mikiko]

Just catching up on this thread and am excited that Hella Haasse is for July (my birthday month). My mother-in-law has all the books by H.Haasse plus she gives me a book from a Dutch author as a birthday or Christmas gift, so I have a few of my own by H.Haasse. Looking forward to reading the others on the list as well.

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

That's great, Mikiko. I have been wanting to read some of her books, so it's good to hear that your mother likes her, since she is probably around my age!

[Melissa]

Can we open a thread for little known classics, or buddy reads? It can be a separate conversation. I’ve got a couple on my shelf, one from Japan, that I really should get to :)

[Melissa]

Whoops! Sorry, I just saw the buddy reads thread. Thanks!!

[Rosemarie, Northern Roaming Scholar]

No worries, Melissa.