> The big problem, though, is that we’re constricted by the supply of public domain translations. We simply can’t typically offer much more than Garnett Certai

> The big problem, though, is that we’re constricted by the supply of public domain translations. We simply can’t typically offer much more than Garnett Certainly! If your reading is constrained to public domain works, you have basically no other option. I've read many books in translation and before I learned about the Constance Garnett controversy, I paid little to no attention to who translated the work that I'm reading. I guess I'm trying to spread the word that the translation matters almost as much as the original work itself, and it may be worth doing research on various translations before picking one to read. And although the original works are still as great as ever, it seems to me that the translating profession has really come a long way since the 1800s. As a result I tend usually to look at more recent translations first. > they’re usually worse to read from a purely side-by-side English view, even if they’re more authentically Russian. I don't think I understand what you mean by this.