Guest Coalbucket PI Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Murakami - Kafka On The Shore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beatfanatic Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 (edited) Haroun and the Sea of Stories - Salman Rushdie and The Hungry Tide - Amitav Ghosh Edited August 11, 2010 by beatfanatic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chenGOD Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Thanks, robert moses. I'll try and pick that up for some good fiction. Current reading: The Lexus and the Olive Tree (it's funny reading it with 10 years hindsight to see how overhyped the internet was). The Political Economy of Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dese manz hatin Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Nausea (JP Sartre) Next in line are a collection of stories by Franz Kafka and Political Essays of A. Camus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 It'll be my last Delillo! (read them all except his first fiew) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remy marathe Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 that's a terrible book. have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsaicin Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 lol I'm reading Americana by Delillo, and it's quite good. White Noise was a strangely poignant novel, and it really resonated with me for some reason. This one is about the quality I expected from him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remy marathe Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 libra and white noise are the only delillo novels worth reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsaicin Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 I'll get Libra next then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remy marathe Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 right now i'm reading this not terribly impressed. the writing is nice and controlled but the plot isn't very interesting. mitchell's previous books were basically just murakami rip offs and then the cloud atlas was a pretentious mess. he has the potential to write something great, but this isn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happycase Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Just finished Demian by Hesse and am about to start Magister Ludi (The Glass Bead Game). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 simon fowles - the magus it's fucking brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest ZeroHour Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 soul of man under socialism by oscar wilde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest green hausen Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Murakami - Kafka On The Shore Read this one not too long ago. How's it coming along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coalbucket PI Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Murakami - Kafka On The Shore Read this one not too long ago. How's it coming along? Just finished it today, really loved it. Seen some tepid reviews and I suppose the Kafka character does seem a little bit inert but I thought it moved along nicely, and Nakata is brilliant. I was braced for a crushing and inevitable sad ending like Norwegian Wood, but for all the unanswered questions it has a certain closure to it. I'm still constantly amazed by how much you get the sensation of dreaming in his writing, that's one aspect that seems to completely transcend translators. Not sure if I should just read some more Murakami straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Babar Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 (edited) that's one aspect that seems to completely transcend translators. what do you mean ? I think Murakami's got a pretty simple style. Alsoh he taught english abroad and if I remember well murakami's book are always translated to other languages from the english versions. I really don't think you lose that much reading his work in english, he must be supervising the translation himself. edit : and i recommend you to read Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, which is just a bunch of short stories, this way you probably won't get overwhelmed Edited August 18, 2010 by Babar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dese manz hatin Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 nice piece of german emigrant literature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 was thinking about reading The Magus as well, strange... the last third of this book will FUCK WITH YOUR HEAD. it's decidedly uncomfortable reading in places, it's starting to make me question reality in a house of leaves-ish sort of way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atop Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coalbucket PI Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 that's one aspect that seems to completely transcend translators. what do you mean ? I think Murakami's got a pretty simple style. Alsoh he taught english abroad and if I remember well murakami's book are always translated to other languages from the english versions. I really don't think you lose that much reading his work in english, he must be supervising the translation himself. edit : and i recommend you to read Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, which is just a bunch of short stories, this way you probably won't get overwhelmed That sentence probably wasn't very clear. I mean that the way those parts are written doesn't seem to be affected by the translation. I got the feeling that some aspects are slightly different between translators but of course its hard to tell. But overall I think they translate very well. In The Elephant Vanishes I noticed I definitely preferred one of the translators, can't remember which one now. I might look at Blind Widow, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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doorjamb Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 highly recommended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Dylan Posted August 19, 2010 Share Posted August 19, 2010 A fun, re-read of a book during my vacation. General science with a touch of humor : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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