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The novel being discussed has been given several different titles in translation [1]. As The Possessed, it can be found and read for free at the Internet Archiv
by tkgally 3y ago
The novel being discussed has been given several different titles in translation [1]. As The Possessed, it can be found and read for free at the Internet Archive [2].
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_(Dostoevsky_novel) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_(Dostoevsky_novel)
[2] https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.18863/page/n2/mode/1up https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.18863/page/n2/mode/...
- ein0p 3y ago“The Demons” is the more literal translation from Russian.
- tkgally 3y agoYes, thanks. Wikipedia has more about the novel’s title: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_(Dostoevsky_novel)#Title https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_(Dostoevsky_novel)#Ti...
- fiprisoner 3y agoUnfortunately the linked Garnett translation is censored, and then further neutered by the translator who prioritized a very accessible end result at the cost of losing much of the meaning in the source material. I’d recommend the Penguin Classics Maguire translation, it remains accessible but loses less of the original.