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Hippogryph says

Bone-chilling. :P

De fapt nu chiar, sunt abia la primele lui povestiri, care sunt mai simple si previzibile. Au avut momentele lor atmosferice totusi.

Am o editie faina, antologie cu povestirile lui esentiale, puse in ordine cronologica. Hardcover 850 pages :D

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Hippogryph says

A fost draguta. Refreshing :)

Imi placuse jocul asa ca am zis sa incerc si cartea. Mi-a placut ca iese din tiparele fantasy-ului traditional.

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aneurysm says

multumesc! se afla, desigur, in constructie.
si pe mine m-au impresionat rafturile tale -]ma voi interesa indeaproape de diversele lor locatare

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Hippogryph says

Mi-am luat-o mai demult, dar abia acum m-am mai uitat sa vad ce ar mai fi de recuperat. Nu stiu cat de curand o sa le citesc oricum. In Kadare m-am initiat, mi-a placut "Palatul viselor".

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Hippogryph says

hei, 3 stele inseamna "I liked it". nu i-am dat mai mult pentru ca mi-a luat foarte mult timp sa o termin. deh, cand stii dinainte plot-ul nu prea te trage la citit. dar a fost draguta, oricum. chiar si eu am fost in stare sa vad unele "joculete" tesute in intriga romanului.

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Hippogryph says

oh, moby dick. chiar ma gandeam zilele trecute ca ar trebui sa o citesc. a meritat? e Ahab destul de badass pentru gusturile mele indoielnice?

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fake_bullet says

pai tare mi-a placut Alchimistul si de aceasta am incercat si altele, dar am ramas un pic dezamagita)

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Alina B says

Adica?

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Beershaw says

italo calvino....daca imi aduc bie aminte s-ar putea sa fi citit ceva de el prin niste colectii de povestiri dinainte de revolutie de la editura astra...hmm desi s-ar putea sa ma insel...oricum, il trec in lista mea de carti pe care le voi citi...mersi de recomandare
Pai, ce sa mai citesc...am terminat in sfarsit proza completa a lui borges...absolut geniala, merita, daca nai citito inca....in special volumele Aleph si Cartea de nisip,iar acum am trecut la Catrtea fiintelor imaginare tot de borges:D

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Megalomaniac says

In almost all the translated books this has been the main problem: archaic language. Well the english translator of notes.. himself confesses that Russian has more ability to show creativity and intesity than English and thats why some of the portions are impossible to translate with equal effect. I was little disappointed to hear. What about Romaninan translations? Are they also subject to same side effects? Of course i will let you know once i have read it.

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Megalomaniac says

how did you like notes from underground? In which language you read and who was the translator?

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Megalomaniac says

After going through your shelf and the tags, such as french existetialism, the only thing i could make out was you were kidding :).
I warrant you not only are just aquinted with the term but know a good deal about it. Are there any Romanian exitentialists also?

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Megalomaniac says

Yes both André Gide and André Malraux are considered as existentialists. If you like their books you can proudly call yourself an existentialist although classifying yourself in itself defies the very definition of it . :) I have not read either of them. Also, i have started a group 'existentialism' come and let us know about their magnum opuses.

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Beershaw says

Mda...e drept ca spre sfarsit o taragana cam mult...interesant era la inceput, ce s-a intamplat dupa ce n-a mai venit moartea...
Pai mersi de recomandare...o sa le pun pe lunga lista cu carti pe care tb sa le citesc:)

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Beershaw says

Uau tocmai credeam ca n-o sa gasesc pe nimeni care sa fi citit intermitentele mortii de Saramango....enjoyed it?

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R. Melo-Franco says

If you can't find "Brás Cubas", "Dom Casmurro" is another good introduction to Machado de Assis.

Can you recommend me some good Romanian authors too?

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R. Melo-Franco says

Machado de Assis is probably our most celebrated author (along with Guimarães Rosa). His novels are amazing. Harold Bloom pays hommage to him from time to time and director Woody Allen learned Portuguese only to read the original work.

I recommend "Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas", frequently translated as "The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas" in English. It's a book from late 19th whose narrator is a witty and dead gentleman!

http://www.shelfari.com/books/154260/The-Posthumous-Memoirs-of-Bras-Cubas-(Library-of-Latin-America)

Paulo Coelho, our "Paul Rabbit", by the way, n'est pas grand-chose ...

You're right: I'll add some books to my shelf, it's nearly empty!

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R. Melo-Franco says

You're Romanian! How does it feel to live in the country that gave birth to Cioran and Tzara? It must be amazing!

Best regards from Brazil

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Hippogryph says

ia te uita cine are 2 carti noi pe raft :P . nu uita sa scoti parfumul de pe wishlist ;)

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