tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post927366933392419916..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Seeking Slavic LiteratureJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-8296779411344620042011-02-03T17:15:48.611-05:002011-02-03T17:15:48.611-05:00Thanks for all these great suggestions, Leslie!Thanks for all these great suggestions, Leslie!Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-78555909702952980012011-02-01T23:32:59.105-05:002011-02-01T23:32:59.105-05:00Julia, late responding so I hope you see this. Mas...Julia, late responding so I hope you see this. Master & Margarita is a good choice. Can't recall the author right now, but a terrific novel called Cement is a perfect illustration of Soviet Socialist Realism -- had the author had the freedom, oh what a novelist he would have been, but even so, he managed to write within his constraints AND exceed them at the same time. <br /><br />I Leslie Budewitzhttp://www.LawandFiction.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-5072622961873326442011-01-24T22:55:09.350-05:002011-01-24T22:55:09.350-05:00Yes, probably many issues are at work. But I do t...Yes, probably many issues are at work. But I do think that some people have a fascination with foreign literature--check out all the followers at Detectives Without Borders, for example.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-4052727550956819822011-01-24T19:16:15.408-05:002011-01-24T19:16:15.408-05:00I think the issue here is that not many people her...I think the issue here is that not many people here in the US have read much - if any - Slavic literature. Unless forced to in school, of course. I think that's because much of it is known to be really long and many people perceive it to be somewhat trying. It's also possibly why - when the more well known works are assigned, students go to the internet. The modern day version of Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500345360900905162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-76633493267488621342011-01-24T08:58:21.586-05:002011-01-24T08:58:21.586-05:00Thanks, Jerry! I will look that one up. Is it con...Thanks, Jerry! I will look that one up. Is it contemporary?Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-37359803790273527972011-01-24T07:50:51.197-05:002011-01-24T07:50:51.197-05:00THE MASTER AND MARGARITA by Mikhail Bulgakov. A w...THE MASTER AND MARGARITA by Mikhail Bulgakov. A wickedly funny fantasy/satire that would be an enjoyable read. It's about 400 pages,so it may not fit your criteria.<br /><br />Another suggestion would be to assign a couple of short stories; there's a lot of great ones out there.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.com