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Hi Sheherzadah,If you haven't already done this, could you please introduce yourself to the group. As a member of our group we would like to get to know you better. We would like you to enjoy being part of this group. If you have any suggestions that will help our group get stronger and more interesting to you, then please feel free to share your ideas with the rest of the group. Our main aim is to make our members happy and comfortable to feel part of the group. My co-admins and I wish you an enjoyable week, We are looking forward to hearing from you soon, enjoy your reading, Silvana
Hi, my father got me a book called "The Sorrows of Young Werther" by Goethe. Have you heard of it? It's pretty interesting.
Welcome to Classical Re-education! It’s so good to have you join us! As stated in the main thread, discussion on any book on the list is welcome at any time. There are no deadlines or time restraints on any book or any thread. It’s all meant to be a learning environment. However, if you just want to read along with where I already am, I’m starting Uncle Tom’s Cabin in July. Can’t wait to read your posts!
I'm not sure about that. I guess you'll have to check! What does Romanian look like? I've never heard of it.
Thanks for your support!I don't know many sudanese artists, actually. But one of our best writers is called Al Tayyeb Saleh, famous for his book Season of Migration to the North. I've read it and reviewed it some time ago. He died a few months ago. If you'd like to read about him: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2009/03/01/al_tayeb_saleh_at_80_sudanese_novelist/He's a great novelist.
Hello, when I was 6 or 7 my father used to by me Ladybird books, which were children's books (we were living in Kenya at that time). When I was 8, he started buying my abridged Penguin versions of the classics like Jane Eyre, Thomas Hardy and Shakespeare, then I started to become an avid reader. I'm familiar with several classic works since I've read them as abridged novels. Now I'm trying to read those same books as unabridged ones. I didn't start reading at an early age because I was dyslexic when i was very young.I'd like to write in the NY Times. I also write book reviews on my blog: http://zawan.wordpress.com . I'd be glad if you drop by.
The movie is very good (although the book is better), and you should definitely read the book, before the movie!
Hey sheherzadah, we share Marquez and Orhan Pamuk, my favorite writers. what are your favorite authors?
Never heard of Bruno Schulz's. I'll look into Orbitor though! The problem I find with many translated prose is that the style becomes more flat and boring to read, especially European - Satre, Hesse and Camus (sometimes Camus) are often translated terrible, I think, but maybe the first two authors I mentioned are just boring. How many languages do you speak? Plus, which one do you read more of? My fave book is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest which, if you haven't read it, I would recommend- it's a good story, funny at times, amazing depth in the personalities of the main characters and has hidden meanings that matter most of all.I'm learning about the Russian Revolution next year, already have tw years ago but more depth next year, so I'll be reading a couple of books on it to accompany lessons. Have you read any?
Also, I'm surprised, upon reading about Zamyatin, that Stalin let him free after a while... I thought he would have been for the chop after writing that... Don't know why I had to add that one... Just came to my head!
Somebody suggested I read Nausea, bcause I ejoy some of Camus, but I found it utterly boring, a lot of pretentious tosh! I think Camus expresses Existentialism more better than Satre... apparently The AGe of Reason is dreadfully dull and follows the same vein... nope if I were you I would go no where near it... althought it may be the translation, Satre strikes me as an over-rated bore. What's your favourite book (fiction)? Thought that should have been the first question I asked!
I think 1984 was far more developed than We, but I enjoyed both, sometimes I had to read whole "records" of We because I got lost in the writing, may have been the translation, but everyone I have spoken to found some of it confusing... A friend of mine has a theory that 1984 takes place during the "200 year war" that is mentioned in We...although I'm notsure whether they were speculating, can't remember now! I think the next book I read after We, this year, may have been The Trial, also on your shelf, what do you think of Kafka's Trial and Metamorphosis? I generally don't go for short stories, but I thought Metamorphosis was brilliant (yet sad), one of those "Outsider" tales I have been interested in since I've been reading.
Yo! You got some nice books on your shelf! What did you think of We?
Hi Sheherezadah, Welcome and thank you for joinig the Bibliophile Club Group. We hope that you will enjoy your new group and will want to join us in our discussions. Enjoy your reading, Silvana
