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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 655 Views
Well, you might need it for part of José María Arguedas' Los ríos profundos Larry - 29/12/2010 05:56:31 AM 427 Views
I'm sure they're good writers, but are they GREAT writers? Tom - 29/12/2010 10:14:11 PM 420 Views
Thiong'o is Larry - 29/12/2010 10:46:00 PM 433 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 432 Views
I agree on the Spanish Larry - 30/12/2010 12:47:30 AM 453 Views
If the Kalevala were actually historic I might be tempted. Tom - 30/12/2010 05:27:00 AM 410 Views
It's a common 19th century thing, I'll admit Larry - 30/12/2010 10:49:42 PM 437 Views
Sadly, a lot of people STILL think The Da Vinci Code was historically accurate. Tom - 31/12/2010 12:04:40 AM 393 Views
Ha! Larry - 31/12/2010 03:53:32 AM 420 Views
I mentioned Persian poetry as an "iffy" call. Tom - 31/12/2010 05:52:29 AM 426 Views
I've had that happen with some Romance language poetry Larry - 31/12/2010 06:07:42 AM 397 Views
Norwegian? or other Scandinavian languages? Camilla - 29/12/2010 01:44:46 PM 410 Views
No, no interest. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:10:26 PM 441 Views
Re: No, no interest. Camilla - 29/12/2010 10:11:45 PM 493 Views
I'm basing this on others not being translated or mentioned or discussed. *NM* Tom - 29/12/2010 10:14:48 PM 176 Views
Seriously? Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:24:34 PM 438 Views
I'm dismissing authors that don't have general acceptance in the literary canon. Tom - 30/12/2010 12:01:18 AM 446 Views
You are only going to read what people read in college? Camilla - 30/12/2010 12:08:43 AM 396 Views
Let me state it otherwise: no one outside Scandinavia reads those people. Tom - 30/12/2010 05:25:28 AM 437 Views
August Strindberg definitely is a big name. And as for Blixen... Legolas - 30/12/2010 07:00:42 PM 429 Views
Ew...Out of Africa...I hated that movie. Tom - 30/12/2010 09:41:35 PM 409 Views
See my point? Legolas - 30/12/2010 10:23:27 PM 438 Views
I guess I do see your point. Tom - 30/12/2010 11:59:39 PM 387 Views
Re: I guess I do see your point. Camilla - 31/12/2010 03:00:07 PM 422 Views
Oh, and I read and loved Kierkegaard. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:15:05 PM 405 Views
in translation? *NM* Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:58:13 PM 192 Views
Yes, in translation. I don't know Danish and am not going to learn. *NM* Tom - 30/12/2010 12:02:14 AM 184 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 418 Views
None of those people sound interesting. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:09:08 PM 445 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 219 Views
No. The Elvish languages aren't developed enough for that. *NM* Legolas - 01/01/2011 11:25:21 AM 186 Views
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