Hero of Our Time: New Translations?

[Craig Cravens]

Yeah, and his writing isn't even up to his usual inebriate standard.


On May 19, 2005, at 10:28 AM, pjs wrote:

> I've seen Hitchens review in the Atlantic. He doesn't really deal with
> the
> quality of the translation per se. More of his thoughts on the novel
>
> Peter.
>
> On Thu, 19 May 2005, Craig Cravens wrote:
>
>> Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 10:26:07 -0500
>> From: Craig Cravens <svejk at MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU>
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>> Christopher Hitchens does.  Check out his review in the latest
>> Atlantic.  Not
>> on line, unfortunately.
>>
>> Craig
>>
>>
>> On May 19, 2005, at 10:11 AM, pjs wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone know anything about the new translations of Hero of Our Time?
>>>
>>> There's one translated by Hugh Alpin with and intro by Doris
>>> Lessing, and
>>> one translated by Marian Schwartz with an intro by Gary Shteyngart
>>> (and a
>>> "slacker-friendly" cover).
>>>
>>> Any opinions? I was going to go with the Nabokov, but I thought,
>>> well, why
>>> not ask?
>>>
>>> Peter Scotto
>>> Mount Holyoke College
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>> Craig Cravens
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