I've read most of Dostoyevsky's great novels and am currently enjoying Gogol's tales. Find the sheer size of Tolstoy's books a bit daunting. Had a Nabokov phase 15 years ago...
2007-11-13 04:03:25 · 9 answers · asked by Alyosha 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Hi there.
Don't be put off, Tolstoy is as brilliant as Dostoyevsky and the novels are a joy - you will be sorry to finish them, believe me.
Get hold of some Pushkin stories, they are a treat too.
As far as sci-fi goes, I can highly recommend the works of Stanislaw Lem (especially the Star Diaries) and the novel "Rites of Passage" (by Alexei Panshin, I think?)
BUT -
the absolute jewels in the crown -
to combine the depth of Russian soul with raw fantasy -
"The Night Watch", "The Day Watch" and "The Twilight Watch" by Lukyanenko - just finished reading them and they are absolutely fabulous, can't recommend these highly enough. Give yourself a real treat.
Enjoy, Steve.
2007-11-13 04:44:26 · answer #1 · answered by Steve J 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
For me, Tolstoy. His 'War and Peace' has been criticised for having too many words and that too many of those words were French. I bought an edition in four volumes, which made it a lot easier to read in bed - although the translation was sometimes a little tortured.
Pasternak's 'Dr. Zhivago' was also a great read.
Nabokov? As a Russian emigré living in the USA, I'm not sure that he qualifies as a Russian author.
And what about Solzenetsin ? 'Gulag Archipelago'. No, I can't spell his name either, but that's no excuse for ignoring him.
Apparently it's spelt Solzhenitsyn.
2007-11-13 20:22:56 · answer #2 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turgenev. And I pay great respect to Dostoyevsky. Gogol is excellent, I agree. I had a Gogol phase, in my turn.
2007-11-13 19:16:39 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boris Pasternak - only wrote one novel - Doctor Zhivago but it is a masterpiece. The film that was made of it was a sentimental travesty.
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov is one of the greatest books of the 20th century
2007-11-13 04:17:46 · answer #4 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anton Chekhov is my favourite Russian author. "The Shooting Party" is a fantastic novel and his short-stories are masterpieces.
On a strong second place comes Tolstoy; "War And Peace" is a huge novel and "Anna Karenina" even better, but Chekhov is easier and more readable than Tolstoy.
2007-11-13 04:44:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have read The Idiot and War and Peace. Both pretty good but I usually only read
Sci-fi. Find Russian Sci-fi a bit depressing.
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