I’m new to Russian literature but have been enjoying it a lot so far. I finished Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky recently and it is one of my all-time favourite books, and I recently started Dr. Zhivago. Any recommendations for good Russian literature?

  • hyacinthus ( hyacinthus@beehaw.org ) English
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    20 hours ago

    I recently read an incredibly funny translation of Notes From Underground, also by Dostoyevsky. Highly recommend if you’re into narratorial ranting a la Grendel. George Saunders has a lovely book on writing, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, which also serves as a very accessible collection of some great Russian shorts (it’s titled after a scene from “Gooseberries”).