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There has been countless backlash against many of his translators, tons of poor scholarly reviews about them, etc. Just a controversial situation overall. Who is the GOAT Dostoevsky translator? I want to start reading Crime and Punishment but I don’t know who to choose.

>> No.11243915

The best Dostoyevsky translation if the one you most enjoy reading Anon, you shouldn't worry about such things just find a copy and read. There will be plenty of time to debate between editions after you have your own personal experience of any number of his novels.

>> No.11243938

All your favorite authors read the Garnett translations

>> No.11244316

>>11243886
Garnett, but the secret is you should reread and read a new translation every time

>> No.11244362

P+V

>> No.11244485
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>>11243886
>fell for the muh translation meme
Oh my God...
Just f* read it anon!
Google "best fyodor transalte", pick the first damn result and stop being such a fucking p*

>> No.11244504

>>11244362

Completely pleb tier

>> No.11244581

>>11244504
How so?

>> No.11244600

>>11243938
>>11244316
>>11244362
>>11244504
Knowing how pretentious /lit/ is, I'm going with whatever you guys call pleb. Whatever this P&V is, it's probably a better read than Garnett

>> No.11244719

>>11244600

P&V are the pretentious ones mate

>> No.11244728

>>11244600
You sound like a wicked man

>> No.11244939
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11244939

for Brothers K, the MacAndrew translation is the comfiest

>> No.11245661

>>11243886
>There has been countless backlash against many of his translators, tons of poor scholarly reviews about them, etc. Just a controversial situation overall.
So you're asking /lit/ to clear things up?

>>11244600
See? You ask and then you immediately discard the answers.

>>11243938
My three favourite writers are Russian/read the Russians in original/anglo but lived before Dosto wrote his novels, so you're wrong :^)

>> No.11246830

Constanace Garnett is still the best.

>> No.11246837

Constance Garnett

>> No.11247027

The correct answer is David Mcduff