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Printable2the9s said: TheResistor said: Swan's Way by Marcel Proust - A very pleasurable read. I'm on pg. 400. Not as hard as some friends made it out to be. Sure, he's fond of page long sentences but I'm digging it.
Is this that new translation? It's a beautiful book. The copy I'm reading was translated in 1981 by C.K. Moncrieff... And yes, it is a beautiful book. I'm currently in the same boat as poor old M. Swan...being a part of this crazy thing called love...the whole opening of Odette's mail and all, was embarrasingly (sp?) familiar. Have you read the rest of the series? I already bought my copy of 'Within A Budding Grove." 
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.....again.
i'm preparing myself...refreshing for the next movie. i admit it...i am a 31 year old woman in love with Harry Potter (books & movies)  you're only as old as you feel..............so how old do i feel 
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HamsterHuey said: IstenSzek said: now I've got that horrid "Girlfriend in a coma" song in my head  GRRRREAT book, btw! i gotta say, it's my second time trying to dig into this book and i'm having a slow go of it again. i'm either hot or cold with coupland's books - loved 'gen x', 'shampoo planet', 'all families are psychotic' and 'life after god'; hated 'microserfs', 'hey nostradamus' and wasn't too hot on 'miss wyoming'... ...and i just finished his new book 'eleanor rigby', which i thought was fabulous, so i thought i'd give 'girlfriend in a coma' another chance. maybe i'm just not in the right mindset for it or somethin', i dunno.  | |
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TheResistor said: 2the9s said: Is this that new translation? It's a beautiful book. The copy I'm reading was translated in 1981 by C.K. Moncrieff... And yes, it is a beautiful book. I'm currently in the same boat as poor old M. Swan...being a part of this crazy thing called love...the whole opening of Odette's mail and all, was embarrasingly (sp?) familiar. Have you read the rest of the series? I already bought my copy of 'Within A Budding Grove." Yeah, he translated that in the 30s, but it's the standard English translation, updated by Kilmartin in 81. I asked because I just saw a new translation in the store the other day and I've also seen a new book by a committe of scholars or translators or something about the problems of translating Proust, or something like that. It seems there's been this surge of interest in translating his work again. I've read up through The Guermantes Way. [Edited 2/10/05 14:18pm] | |
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JDINTERACTIVE said: Read it and tell me if Tim was pissed on The White Room back in '95! 
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2the9s said: I've started reading Richard Powers Gold Bug Variations the other day. I don't know if I am going to be able to continue it...
Though I am enjoying it. And thanks to Lleena I just finished The Picture of Dorian Gray! 
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Really disturbing 
Makes all the Godfather, Goodfellas etc, FAR TOO real. Happy is he who finds out the causes for things.Virgil (70-19 BC). Virgil was such a lying bastard! | |
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2the9s said: TheResistor said: The copy I'm reading was translated in 1981 by C.K. Moncrieff... And yes, it is a beautiful book. I'm currently in the same boat as poor old M. Swan...being a part of this crazy thing called love...the whole opening of Odette's mail and all, was embarrasingly (sp?) familiar. Have you read the rest of the series? I already bought my copy of 'Within A Budding Grove." Yeah, he translated that in the 30s, but it's the standard English translation, updated by Kilmartin in 81. I asked because I just saw a new translation in the store the other day and I've also seen a new book by a committe of scholars or translators or something about the problems of translating Proust, or something like that. It seems there's been this surge of interest in translating his work again. I've read up through The Guermantes Way. [Edited 2/10/05 14:18pm] I bought the new translation of "Swan's Way". But I'm at work right now so I can't remember what publisher it's from. But I haven't started reading it yet because I was rather hoping that all 6 volumes will be published shortly and I'll get them all before I start reading. It will me my summer assignement to read the complete set at once!! and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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My eviction notice  | |
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Teacher said: My eviction notice
aren't you the one that had so many troubles with those crazy ass neighbours? what happened? and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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IstenSzek said: Teacher said: My eviction notice
aren't you the one that had so many troubles with those crazy ass neighbours? what happened? Not BIG problems, she's just fond of loud music... I'm simply behind on my rent two months... I'm currently on disability cos of my depression and that's less than the minimum we have the right to live on here... so...
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IstenSzek said: 2the9s said: Yeah, he translated that in the 30s, but it's the standard English translation, updated by Kilmartin in 81. I asked because I just saw a new translation in the store the other day and I've also seen a new book by a committe of scholars or translators or something about the problems of translating Proust, or something like that. It seems there's been this surge of interest in translating his work again. I've read up through The Guermantes Way. [Edited 2/10/05 14:18pm] I bought the new translation of "Swan's Way". But I'm at work right now so I can't remember what publisher it's from. But I haven't started reading it yet because I was rather hoping that all 6 volumes will be published shortly and I'll get them all before I start reading. It will me my summer assignement to read the complete set at once!! Summmer Assignment huh? Wow, ambitious. I kinda told myself I'd read the entire series by years end, thinking the reading would be rough and difficult...but now since I'm almost done with Swan's Way I might be able to pull off reading the entire series by the end of summer.
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Very good so far ! And 'Blindness' by Saramago is really  | |
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MarieLouise said:
Very good so far ! And 'Blindness' by Saramago is really are we twins, separated at birth? 
I have "The Line of Beauty" still on my 'to read' list. I read the first chapter a while ago, but some other books came inbetween. and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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IstenSzek said: MarieLouise said:
Very good so far ! And 'Blindness' by Saramago is really are we twins, separated at birth?
I have "The Line of Beauty" still on my 'to read' list. I read the first chapter a while ago, but some other books came inbetween. We seem to share the same interests... But twins?
You're three years older than me, but that's not it...
you're from HOLLAND !
Ok, very bad joke, but you know... Belgians have no humor at all 
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MarieLouise said: We seem to share the same interests... But twins?
You're three years older than me, but that's not it...
you're from HOLLAND !
Ok, very bad joke, but you know... Belgians have no humor at all
Enjoy your read ! 
well we deserve it, don't we. always making joke about people from Belgium when in fact, they are a lot nicer than the folk from the Netherlands. Belgian People and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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IstenSzek said: MarieLouise said: We seem to share the same interests... But twins?
You're three years older than me, but that's not it...
you're from HOLLAND !
Ok, very bad joke, but you know... Belgians have no humor at all
Enjoy your read !
well we deserve it, don't we. always making joke about people from Belgium when in fact, they are a lot nicer than the folk from the Netherlands Belgian People And we're jacking this thread... again. The so-called literaturelovers who don't seem to be able to pay attention to the subject ! (and I wasn't the one who said what you just said  ) | |
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Cloudbuster said: That fella's made some really informative and eye-opening documentaries for British T.V.
Pilger seems to offer the stark reality of views from the "other side" (that the P.C. mass media always manage to dodge) without the hysteria of "conspiracy this" and "conspiracy that"! "..My work is personal, I'm a working person, I put in work, I work with purpose.." | |
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senik said: That fella's made some really informative and eye-opening documentaries for British T.V.
Pilger seems to offer the stark reality of views from the "other side" (that the P.C. mass media always manage to dodge) without the hysteria of "conspiracy this" and "conspiracy that"! Nice to know I'm not the only one who gives a damn.
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MarieLouise said: IstenSzek said:
well we deserve it, don't we. always making joke about people from Belgium when in fact, they are a lot nicer than the folk from the Netherlands Belgian People And we're jacking this thread... again. The so-called literaturelovers who don't seem to be able to pay attention to the subject ! (and I wasn't the one who said what you just said )surely we can jack this thread. I made it, afterall
PS: why isn't everyone reading more, or at least posting on this thread about what they're reading? Is it because MarieLouise and me keep jacking the thread??? and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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Cloudbuster said: senik said: That fella's made some really informative and eye-opening documentaries for British T.V.
Pilger seems to offer the stark reality of views from the "other side" (that the P.C. mass media always manage to dodge) without the hysteria of "conspiracy this" and "conspiracy that"! Nice to know I'm not the only one who gives a damn.
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senik said: Cloudbuster said: Nice to know I'm not the only one who gives a damn.
Shall we try for a baby now and apply to the council for some digs
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