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Ivan Turgenev: Fathers and Sons
My interest in Russian literature has been piqued recently after reading books such as The Idiot, Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, Notes from Underground, Taras Bulba and other Tales, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denishovich and several others.
So...
Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevesky
The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevesky
Notes From Underground - Fyodor Dostoevesky
Tales From Watership Down - Richard Adams
9 stories - J.D Salinger
Animal Farm (re-read for school) - George Orwell
Thats it; I would have read more but...
I can not write a story for the life of me, which is too bad because I like to think I have some good ideas.
The last story I attempted to write was about a Russian chess master who due to certain circumstances (with the government etc, this is set a few years in the past) was forced to flee...
I am very absorbed in reading Dostoevsky at the moment and I really enjoy it, not sure if he could be called my favorite author; I will have to read a few more of his books :).
In Canada we get the British versions of the book, we probably get the American versions too but I have never seen them.
All it is is British slang as opposed to our slang.
I am interested in developing skills as a writer too; not that I wish to pursue it as a career but it would always be nice to be able to express myself in a well written and interesting manner all the time.
Would this book be of assistance or are there others that you would recommend?
His only novel I have read would be Slaughterhouse 5; though I picked up God bless you Dr. Kavorkien (spelling? :P) to read on a very short flight.
Once I finish Notes from Underground and The Brothers Karamazov I should read an additional three Vonnegut novels. Considering I have read...
Gregory Maguire-Wicked
I read this a bit more than a year ago and had mixed feelings about it, I felt that the way the author covered the issues addressed in the book was... a bit heavy handed at times.
That being said I liked the general theme and since I have never heard anyone discussing...