There are several translations of War and Peace, which version is the best to read?
2006-09-11 13:21:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
the one on the DVD.........
2006-09-11 13:22:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Except for the Russian Original, of course - which is of no use if you don't speak Russian: The Anthony Briggs translation for Viking Adult. There's a new school of translators who do better justice to the original than previous translators did.
Also see: http://www.amazon.com/War-Peace-Leo-Tolstoy/dp/067003469X
2006-09-11 21:39:10 · answer #2 · answered by msmiligan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Reader's Digest version.
2006-09-11 14:28:38 · answer #3 · answered by grahamma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably the orginal one that is in russian, i believe....sometimes during translation words dont translate properly.....War and peace is a huge book, kudos for reading it! Ive tried, but just couldn't get through it!!!
2006-09-11 13:24:25 · answer #4 · answered by nawnndawn 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The original in Russian
2006-09-11 15:13:03 · answer #5 · answered by hoho 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
neither
I hate books about war
and peace
2006-09-11 13:22:47 · answer #6 · answered by Xae 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋