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It resonated deeply with me - there is something about Russian literature that worms its way deep into your essence, in a way I’ve never quite found with wester
by madaxe_again 5y ago
It resonated deeply with me - there is something about Russian literature that worms its way deep into your essence, in a way I’ve never quite found with western literature, which, while impactful, somehow doesn’t have the same long-lasting depth of effect. I haven’t read Crime and Punishment in nearly 20 years, but I can still see Raskolnikov’s grotty abode, still feel the panic at the confrontation with Lizaveta, still feel the dazed ramblings through the streets of St Petersburg, the need for absolution. I still feel the blank and bleak repetitiveness of the existence of Ivan Denisovich, building up and breaking down, just because.
- publicola1990 5y agoIs that really true? I have often felt that the French and English have given us great Novels too, especially in 18th and 19th century. War and Peace is great, but perhaps Les Miserables pips it scope and dramatic stakes essential covering the same period of time. Flaubert is also very cinematic. Zola's naturalism is also deeply introspective. English given us a more comic look at life, from Fielding, to Trollope, and even later in Evelyn Waugh.