What Makes the Russian Literature of the 19th Century So Distinctive?
На профессиональном Интернет бля-бля хирургов с подачи NYTimes* зашел разговор о русской литературе 19-го века...
* - What Makes the Russian Literature of the 19th Century So Distinctive? - NYTimes.com
На что им русский профессор прямо по-русски и ответил:
- О чем вся великая русская классика? Об абсолютной невыносимости российской жизни в любом ее аспекте. И все. Ничего больше там нет. А мир хавает. И просит еще.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Pelevin
Sincerely yours, A.
Moscow,
On 29 November 2014 at 17:37, M. wrote:
K,
I have the book and read it years ago.
I love the description of rural life in Russia. Also Chekhov and Tolstoy do it well in their short stories.
If one lives in Norway or Wiscosnin one can easily relate to the desolate landscape, the huts, the wood fire, the cold, the frozen rivers and lakes....
M
On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 5:37 AM, K. wrote:
Nice!
I am in the middle of Turgenev's Sketches from a hunter’s album right now. Not the most typical piece of Russian 19 century writing, and probably not top notch, but I’ve always had a soft spot for him. There is, however, not a lot of hunting going on in it actually.
K
29. nov. 2014 kl. 02.11 skrev M.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/books/review/what-makes-the-russian-literature-of-the-19th-century-so-distinctive.html?ref=review
Look at this week's NYT Book review. In addition to this piece there are many interesting articles dealing with Russia and its books.
M
* - What Makes the Russian Literature of the 19th Century So Distinctive? - NYTimes.com
На что им русский профессор прямо по-русски и ответил:
- О чем вся великая русская классика? Об абсолютной невыносимости российской жизни в любом ее аспекте. И все. Ничего больше там нет. А мир хавает. И просит еще.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Pelevin
Sincerely yours, A.
Moscow,
On 29 November 2014 at 17:37, M. wrote:
K,
I have the book and read it years ago.
I love the description of rural life in Russia. Also Chekhov and Tolstoy do it well in their short stories.
If one lives in Norway or Wiscosnin one can easily relate to the desolate landscape, the huts, the wood fire, the cold, the frozen rivers and lakes....
M
On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 5:37 AM, K. wrote:
Nice!
I am in the middle of Turgenev's Sketches from a hunter’s album right now. Not the most typical piece of Russian 19 century writing, and probably not top notch, but I’ve always had a soft spot for him. There is, however, not a lot of hunting going on in it actually.
K
29. nov. 2014 kl. 02.11 skrev M.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/books/review/what-makes-the-russian-literature-of-the-19th-century-so-distinctive.html?ref=review
Look at this week's NYT Book review. In addition to this piece there are many interesting articles dealing with Russia and its books.
M