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Re:In the Face of Constant Censorship, Bulgakov Kept Writing by defen on Thursday July 27, 2017 @03:48PM (#14868770)
I tried reading the Ginsburg translation and didn't get very far. Found it to be wooden and stilted. Recently I started reading the Pevear and Volokhonsky translation and I'm having a much better time of it. It has footnotes that explain some of the references, and I'm just finding it much easier to read from a prose-style standpoint.
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Re:In the Face of Constant Censorship, Bulgakov Kept Writing by notzorbo3 on Friday July 28, 2017 @07:50AM (#14873535)
According to my russian wife who studied both russian and english literature, the Pevear and Volokhonsky translation is by far the best. Not only does it provide a great introduction and footnotes, it also manages to capture the spirit of the original.

I found it a highly enjoyable book and, while I'm sure I missed many references, it gave me better understanding of what it must have been like living in the USSR in those times.

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