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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 594 Views
Well, you might need it for part of José María Arguedas' Los ríos profundos Larry - 29/12/2010 05:56:31 AM 356 Views
I'm sure they're good writers, but are they GREAT writers? Tom - 29/12/2010 10:14:11 PM 357 Views
Thiong'o is Larry - 29/12/2010 10:46:00 PM 376 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 375 Views
I agree on the Spanish Larry - 30/12/2010 12:47:30 AM 387 Views
If the Kalevala were actually historic I might be tempted. Tom - 30/12/2010 05:27:00 AM 357 Views
It's a common 19th century thing, I'll admit Larry - 30/12/2010 10:49:42 PM 385 Views
Sadly, a lot of people STILL think The Da Vinci Code was historically accurate. Tom - 31/12/2010 12:04:40 AM 340 Views
Ha! Larry - 31/12/2010 03:53:32 AM 366 Views
I mentioned Persian poetry as an "iffy" call. Tom - 31/12/2010 05:52:29 AM 371 Views
I've had that happen with some Romance language poetry Larry - 31/12/2010 06:07:42 AM 341 Views
Norwegian? or other Scandinavian languages? Camilla - 29/12/2010 01:44:46 PM 354 Views
No, no interest. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:10:26 PM 384 Views
Re: No, no interest. Camilla - 29/12/2010 10:11:45 PM 441 Views
I'm basing this on others not being translated or mentioned or discussed. *NM* Tom - 29/12/2010 10:14:48 PM 153 Views
Seriously? Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:24:34 PM 386 Views
I'm dismissing authors that don't have general acceptance in the literary canon. Tom - 30/12/2010 12:01:18 AM 388 Views
You are only going to read what people read in college? Camilla - 30/12/2010 12:08:43 AM 338 Views
Let me state it otherwise: no one outside Scandinavia reads those people. Tom - 30/12/2010 05:25:28 AM 380 Views
August Strindberg definitely is a big name. And as for Blixen... Legolas - 30/12/2010 07:00:42 PM 370 Views
Ew...Out of Africa...I hated that movie. Tom - 30/12/2010 09:41:35 PM 353 Views
See my point? Legolas - 30/12/2010 10:23:27 PM 382 Views
I guess I do see your point. Tom - 30/12/2010 11:59:39 PM 335 Views
Re: I guess I do see your point. Camilla - 31/12/2010 03:00:07 PM 369 Views
Oh, and I read and loved Kierkegaard. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:15:05 PM 342 Views
in translation? *NM* Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:58:13 PM 167 Views
Yes, in translation. I don't know Danish and am not going to learn. *NM* Tom - 30/12/2010 12:02:14 AM 162 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 351 Views
None of those people sound interesting. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:09:08 PM 395 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 196 Views
No. The Elvish languages aren't developed enough for that. *NM* Legolas - 01/01/2011 11:25:21 AM 160 Views
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