Dostoyevsky
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The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a true masterpiece, and I re-read it regularly. I also read it in English since many of the major Dostoyevsky commentators and scholars write in English. This book has many English translations, and I have gone back and forth between them before ending in the Oxford World's Classics version, translated by Ignat Avsey as “The Karamazov Brothers.” There is, of course, no “best”...
“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov By far, this is the quote by Dostoyevsky that has had the most...
[blockquote cite="Dostoyevsky" type="left, center, right"]We have all lost touch with life, we all limp, each to a greater or lesser degree.[/blockquote] No matter how hard Godzilla pounds its enemies, angry people chase bitter people in cars, or secret agents pretend to be happy, none of them beat this movie this year: The Double based on Dostoyevsky's work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mZb0CPsAtg An interesting take on what would happen if we met ourselves, but with different...