piatiknizhie in English

[Kjetil RåŒ Hauge]

George Hawrysch wrote:
> What might be a good way to render the term
> пятикнижие (piatiknizhie) into English with
> reference to, say, the novels of Dostoevsky?
> "Pentateuch" is out, obviously. Other ideas?
> 
> George Hawrysch
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How about _pentalogy_? OED: "A combination of five mutually connected 
parts; a pentad.", one of the examples: "2002 Guardian 27 July (Rev. 
section) 11/4 The final book - it must be - of the *Earthsea* pentalogy 
wraps it all up."

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