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One Can Scarcely Help Clarifying Him: On Fyodor Dostoevsky’s "The Brothers Karamazov" By Michael R. Katz (www.laphamsquarterly.org)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I can't speak/read Russian, so I can't make judgements on the translations.. so truckload of salt to be taken:

I listened to the audiobook and I felt it mooted the point of the Author on keeping the various character 'voices' intact. Adding an interpretation of the narrator really helped bring everyone to life. I know it's an added layer but made the whole thing so dramatic and added so much color.

Would recommend listening to such ""dry"" classics!