Offhand, no idea. Beckett chose to write in French instead of English, but I can't think of someone who did the reverse.
I miss Oz. He'd get it. He wouldn't say anything, but he'd get it.
Xander ,'Get It Done'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
megan walker - Aug 05, 2010 9:26:23 pm PDT #11844 of 28343
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Laga - Aug 05, 2010 9:29:18 pm PDT #11845 of 28343
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Could I be remembering Beckett's choice exactly wrong? That seems like something my brain might do.
erikaj - Aug 06, 2010 4:50:07 am PDT #11846 of 28343
Always Anti-fascist!
I think Joseph Conrad never really wrote until he learned English.
Gris - Aug 06, 2010 6:15:26 am PDT #11847 of 28343
Hey. New board.
I just read the entirety of The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks, and I highly suggest it for fans of the Dark Epic Fantasy. I think I enjoyed it at least as much as the last two books in the Song of Ice and Fire, with the added benefit of it all coming together to a satisfying conclusion.
It begins as an almost dystopic fantasy novel centered on assassins (which seems to be a trend in fantasy these days) but by the end of the first novel has greatly broadened its scope and ends up with so much happening that I was convinced it wouldn't get wrapped up. But it did, and well. Give it a try.
Laga - Aug 06, 2010 8:03:06 am PDT #11848 of 28343
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I've picked up the book club book from my local library but I'm not sure I want to keep on with it. It's The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga. So far it seems very bleak with little humor and if it continues this way through to the end I think I'd rather wait and see what next month's book is. I don't mind dark novels, but right now I don't need more depressing things in my life. If you've read it, please let me know if the tone changes.
sumi - Aug 06, 2010 8:15:07 am PDT #11849 of 28343
Art Crawl!!!
Laga, I often feel that I might be missing tone in works that I read in translation, but that doesn't prevent me from reading them.
Jars - Aug 06, 2010 8:16:47 am PDT #11850 of 28343
Laga, the tone really doesn't change much. That said, I really enjoyed it, but I have an odd sense of humour and a pretty cynical viewpoint on the world.
Laga - Aug 06, 2010 9:07:53 am PDT #11851 of 28343
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I realize I'm already 1/4 of the way through The White Tiger so I think I'll probably finish it so I can go to the book club. I used to go to Great Books with my mom and I miss being able to discuss something I have read in common with other people in the same room. I just wish we were discussing Moby Dick.
sj - Aug 06, 2010 9:35:57 am PDT #11852 of 28343
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I am almost finished with The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane and one of the anvils that the author has been dropping everywhere since the beginning of the book has finally hit the protagonist. I was beginning to wonder if she was ever going to get a clue.
Hayden - Aug 09, 2010 3:59:39 am PDT #11853 of 28343
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Hey, Laga, I realize it's been a few days, but I just checked in and want to say congratulations on finishing Moby Dick. It's one of my favorite books, if not my favorite, and I always find something new and funny in it.