tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post1290236458502973930..comments2024-03-25T22:38:46.822+08:00Comments on in lieu of a field guide: First Love (Ivan Turgenev)Risehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-11258708959424079492011-08-23T17:28:38.247+08:002011-08-23T17:28:38.247+08:00Thanks Rise, The more the merrier, trying to colla...Thanks Rise, The more the merrier, trying to collate magazazines I can find from around the planet.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-32977972286135880842011-08-23T11:50:26.000+08:002011-08-23T11:50:26.000+08:00Aldrin, you wouldn't go wrong with Turgenev as...<b>Aldrin</b>, you wouldn't go wrong with Turgenev as a start. But I suspect any title is as good as any to start in this increasingly delectable (to me) series. Melville's <i>Bartleby, the Scrivener</i> was near perfect too. I'm now well into <i>The Duel</i> by Conrad, whose humor is perfect contrast to Turgenev.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-2340251092350350372011-08-22T15:44:01.043+08:002011-08-22T15:44:01.043+08:00I have all but eight (I think) books from the seri...I have all but eight (I think) books from the series, and I've been meaning to participate in the challenge. But seeing as there's only a week left till August ends, I might never get past the Curious Level. Thanks to your review, I'll be making <i>First Love</i> my first foray into MHP's The Art of the Novella. Been wondering where to start.Aldrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096386256391258262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-14952672113398532072011-08-22T11:09:04.856+08:002011-08-22T11:09:04.856+08:00Karlo, Turgenev et al. will now surely be in the w...<b>Karlo</b>, Turgenev et al. will now surely be in the works. A great thing is that most of these texts are in the public domain!<br /><br /><b>Kevin</b>, thanks for the third endorsement, the TBR pile will gladly make room for F&S.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-61709889169319012532011-08-22T11:07:49.934+08:002011-08-22T11:07:49.934+08:00Gary, definitely a treasure-house series. I've...<b>Gary</b>, definitely a treasure-house series. I've read a couple of titles there before (The Eternal Husband by Dostoevsky, The Dead by Joyce). I think I will begin with the Russian novellas before getting into the abyss of the Russian point of view. I do know about your online poetry gig! I'll see what links I can share and get back to you.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-46846943769120933282011-08-22T03:40:00.889+08:002011-08-22T03:40:00.889+08:00All and any of Turgenev's novels are worth rea...All and any of Turgenev's novels are worth reading, but 'Fathers and Sons' delineating changing Russia and the generation gap in ideology is the best.Kevin Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482886706239506749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-61000249521688561872011-08-21T17:51:47.017+08:002011-08-21T17:51:47.017+08:00Turgenev, among other Classic Russian writers, is ...Turgenev, among other Classic Russian writers, is one of my favorite novelists. Hope to see more of them here. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-58452537694551596432011-08-21T03:27:11.306+08:002011-08-21T03:27:11.306+08:00This looks like a great series, love Camus, heard ...This looks like a great series, love Camus, heard great things about Zweig & when younger worked my way through the Russian classics (In translation), have a particular fondness for Turgenev, having read Smoke, On the Eve, fathers & Sons etc. So will wait patiently for your Russian phase to take hold, so I can follow the results.<br />Ps. A different subject I don't know if you know @parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.com