Series: Russian Classics in Russian and English
Paperback: 196 pages
Publisher: Alexander Vassiliev (September 1, 2010)
Language: Russian
ISBN-10: 0956401082
ISBN-13: 978-0956401083
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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My beloved Dostoevsky printed on a high quality paper accompanied by a wonderful translation! This novel is a "prelude to existentialism" as Nietzsche put it. And not just a prelude, but the very core of it, I would dare to add. One of the aspects of the book: Free will that strives to assert its own right to be free to such an extent that it acts contrary to the reason and to its own detriment just because it wants to assert its absolute right to freedom. And much more ... ! Highly recommend.
I used this text for a Russian literature class. It presents the work side-by-side, english/russian, so you can compare the english text to the russian. This works very well and gives the student more opportunity to compare languages. The translation was decent and generally made for a good package.
This is a real bargain. I have found dual language books to be a wonderful way to learn to read Russian. Dostoevsky would be very very difficult with just a dictionary. For this purpose one does not need a highly literary translation, just an accurate one. Speaking Russian is of course a different problem.
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