Re:How to live an intellectually rich life
by DyslexicAtheist on Friday May 02, 2025 @11:52AM
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would have loved to see some non native English speaking authors on the list. (instead of listing some authors twice - as great as they are). There were 2 Russians that stood out but no Camus, Feuchtwanger, Remarque, Musil, Borges, ...
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Yes, it's kind of a strange slice - we get Faulkner three times and we get Joseph Conrad no fewer than four times(!), but not a single book from Dostoevsky or Tolstoy? No Bulgakov, no Turgenev? No Flaubert?
Lermontov's 'Hero of Our Time' is probably my favorite Russian novel, and I say that as someone who absolutely adores Dostoevsky. It still feels relevant and modern.
FWIW, I would argue that Tolstoy is extremely overrated as a writer (but agree with your other suggestions).
English was Joseph Conrad's third language.