vardhan Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 by accident I have purchased anna karenina [ translated by Joel Carmichael ]. I was very moved by the storytelling and decided to read all leo tolstoy novels. however, I have hit a stumbling block. his novels seems to be translated by various authors in english. frankly I am looking for the best english tranlsation. I have started reading war & peace [ translated by Anthony Briggs ]. I am also planning to read Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Anton Chekhov, Maxim Gorky. I request members to provide a list about the best english translators of leo tolstoy novels. I request the members to provide a similar list for the following authors also : Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Anton Chekhov, Maxim Gorky. [ novels only ]. I hope you will help me out. bye, ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzie Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Best translation I've ever read so far is by a married couple (one is Russian and one is American) Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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