Why did Dostoyevsky write Crime and Punishment?

Re:Why did Dostoyevsky write Crime and Punishment? by flicker-rate on Monday October 25, 2021 @10:58AM (#28988547)

Agreed. The best translation of this book is done by Oliver Ready or Michael Katz-- I found these the translations the most readable and enjoyable.

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Re:Why did Dostoyevsky write Crime and Punishment? by peapicker on Monday October 25, 2021 @03:04PM (#28991763)

My favorite translation is by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky - I prefer it to Katz anyway. I haven't examined the Ready edition. (I ended up aquiring all of Dostoevsky in Pevear/Volokhonsky translations, I like them so much -- I understand other dislike their editions for a number of reasons, tho)

I also really liked David McDuff's translation years ago.

Any of these are going to be miles better then Garnett, though.

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Re:Why did Dostoyevsky write Crime and Punishment? by billfruit on Monday October 25, 2021 @10:26PM (#28995735)

There is an opinion that Pevaar/Volkhonosky translations are not up to the mark, and that their text is rather plain.

https://johnmcwhorter.substack.com/p/pevear-and-volokhonsky-...

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Re:Why did Dostoyevsky write Crime and Punishment? by peapicker on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @02:23AM (#28997054)

I know all about that. And for some reason they still work for me.

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Re:Why did Dostoyevsky write Crime and Punishment? by rurban on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @03:43PM (#29005317)

The only really recommended Dostoevsky translations are by Svetlana Geier. Not into english though.

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