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Thiong'o is Larry Send a noteboard - 29/12/2010 10:46:00 PM
The "great" writers of Spanish literature are Lope de Vega, Cervantes, Borges, Marquez (much as I dislike him, I credit him that), de la Barca, and people of that stature.

I'm sure I could find interesting, even excellent, books in dozens of languages.


Arguedas is a small step below the ones you name (and that's only because he committed suicide, or else I'd imagine his output would be similar in depth to GGM). But what about Vargas Llosa or Fuentes? Or Carpentier? Then again, I don't read any of those in translation, so that's a moot point, I suppose

But Andri? I'd consider to be a must read, same for the Polish writer Henryk Sienkiewicz.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

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I think I'm through with translations Tom - 29/12/2010 04:53:47 AM 707 Views
Well, you might need it for part of José María Arguedas' Los ríos profundos Larry - 29/12/2010 05:56:31 AM 475 Views
I'm sure they're good writers, but are they GREAT writers? Tom - 29/12/2010 10:14:11 PM 470 Views
Thiong'o is Larry - 29/12/2010 10:46:00 PM 483 Views
Since I can read Spanish the question of who is or isn't great in Spanish is moot. Tom - 29/12/2010 11:57:18 PM 482 Views
I agree on the Spanish Larry - 30/12/2010 12:47:30 AM 508 Views
If the Kalevala were actually historic I might be tempted. Tom - 30/12/2010 05:27:00 AM 462 Views
It's a common 19th century thing, I'll admit Larry - 30/12/2010 10:49:42 PM 489 Views
Sadly, a lot of people STILL think The Da Vinci Code was historically accurate. Tom - 31/12/2010 12:04:40 AM 438 Views
Ha! Larry - 31/12/2010 03:53:32 AM 473 Views
I mentioned Persian poetry as an "iffy" call. Tom - 31/12/2010 05:52:29 AM 476 Views
I've had that happen with some Romance language poetry Larry - 31/12/2010 06:07:42 AM 445 Views
Norwegian? or other Scandinavian languages? Camilla - 29/12/2010 01:44:46 PM 464 Views
No, no interest. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:10:26 PM 494 Views
Re: No, no interest. Camilla - 29/12/2010 10:11:45 PM 543 Views
I'm basing this on others not being translated or mentioned or discussed. *NM* Tom - 29/12/2010 10:14:48 PM 204 Views
Seriously? Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:24:34 PM 482 Views
I'm dismissing authors that don't have general acceptance in the literary canon. Tom - 30/12/2010 12:01:18 AM 502 Views
You are only going to read what people read in college? Camilla - 30/12/2010 12:08:43 AM 441 Views
Let me state it otherwise: no one outside Scandinavia reads those people. Tom - 30/12/2010 05:25:28 AM 484 Views
August Strindberg definitely is a big name. And as for Blixen... Legolas - 30/12/2010 07:00:42 PM 480 Views
Ew...Out of Africa...I hated that movie. Tom - 30/12/2010 09:41:35 PM 454 Views
See my point? Legolas - 30/12/2010 10:23:27 PM 487 Views
I guess I do see your point. Tom - 30/12/2010 11:59:39 PM 434 Views
Re: I guess I do see your point. Camilla - 31/12/2010 03:00:07 PM 471 Views
Oh, and I read and loved Kierkegaard. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:15:05 PM 452 Views
in translation? *NM* Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:58:13 PM 216 Views
Yes, in translation. I don't know Danish and am not going to learn. *NM* Tom - 30/12/2010 12:02:14 AM 215 Views
Seems to me like you're just ignoring the books in languages you don't speak, tbh... Legolas - 29/12/2010 09:58:15 PM 467 Views
None of those people sound interesting. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:09:08 PM 495 Views
Odd question prompted by this. Has The Lord of the Rings ever been published in Elvish? *NM* MightyYT - 01/01/2011 04:21:21 AM 243 Views
No. The Elvish languages aren't developed enough for that. *NM* Legolas - 01/01/2011 11:25:21 AM 212 Views
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