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August Strindberg definitely is a big name. And as for Blixen... Legolas Send a noteboard - 30/12/2010 07:00:42 PM
I dare say she suffers from that phenomenon of writers of books that become famous movies, where more people know the movie than the book, and that fact makes critical readers less inclined to be interested in the book, or anything else that author has written. But for all I know, Out of Africa may be a fantastic book.
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I think I'm through with translations Tom - 29/12/2010 04:53:47 AM 576 Views
Well, you might need it for part of José María Arguedas' Los ríos profundos Larry - 29/12/2010 05:56:31 AM 336 Views
I'm sure they're good writers, but are they GREAT writers? Tom - 29/12/2010 10:14:11 PM 339 Views
Thiong'o is Larry - 29/12/2010 10:46:00 PM 358 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 356 Views
I agree on the Spanish Larry - 30/12/2010 12:47:30 AM 369 Views
If the Kalevala were actually historic I might be tempted. Tom - 30/12/2010 05:27:00 AM 341 Views
It's a common 19th century thing, I'll admit Larry - 30/12/2010 10:49:42 PM 366 Views
Sadly, a lot of people STILL think The Da Vinci Code was historically accurate. Tom - 31/12/2010 12:04:40 AM 321 Views
Ha! Larry - 31/12/2010 03:53:32 AM 350 Views
I mentioned Persian poetry as an "iffy" call. Tom - 31/12/2010 05:52:29 AM 354 Views
I've had that happen with some Romance language poetry Larry - 31/12/2010 06:07:42 AM 324 Views
Norwegian? or other Scandinavian languages? Camilla - 29/12/2010 01:44:46 PM 338 Views
No, no interest. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:10:26 PM 370 Views
Re: No, no interest. Camilla - 29/12/2010 10:11:45 PM 424 Views
I'm basing this on others not being translated or mentioned or discussed. *NM* Tom - 29/12/2010 10:14:48 PM 148 Views
Seriously? Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:24:34 PM 366 Views
I'm dismissing authors that don't have general acceptance in the literary canon. Tom - 30/12/2010 12:01:18 AM 370 Views
You are only going to read what people read in college? Camilla - 30/12/2010 12:08:43 AM 324 Views
Let me state it otherwise: no one outside Scandinavia reads those people. Tom - 30/12/2010 05:25:28 AM 365 Views
August Strindberg definitely is a big name. And as for Blixen... Legolas - 30/12/2010 07:00:42 PM 352 Views
Ew...Out of Africa...I hated that movie. Tom - 30/12/2010 09:41:35 PM 339 Views
See my point? Legolas - 30/12/2010 10:23:27 PM 364 Views
I guess I do see your point. Tom - 30/12/2010 11:59:39 PM 316 Views
Re: I guess I do see your point. Camilla - 31/12/2010 03:00:07 PM 352 Views
Oh, and I read and loved Kierkegaard. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:15:05 PM 322 Views
in translation? *NM* Camilla - 29/12/2010 11:58:13 PM 158 Views
Yes, in translation. I don't know Danish and am not going to learn. *NM* Tom - 30/12/2010 12:02:14 AM 155 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 332 Views
None of those people sound interesting. Tom - 29/12/2010 10:09:08 PM 377 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 186 Views
No. The Elvish languages aren't developed enough for that. *NM* Legolas - 01/01/2011 11:25:21 AM 152 Views
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