Crime and Punishment - comparing translations 

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Man I just bought garnnett version , and it's my first time reading Dostoyevsky, should i return and buy Katz?

@@Jcactus213 I dont think so. Katz is good, but so is Garnett.

@@davidhall8656 thanks🤟

@@Jcactus213 I'm about halfway thru the new Katz bros k now, and while it's good, i still prefer the avsey.

@@davidhall8656 I have heard Oliver ready version is the best

Thank you! I have noticed a difference regarding the names of people. As far as I know in Russian the full name in three parts is often mentioned but in some translations they are minimized as just Fyodor or Karamazov. I guess each translator chose what they thought was best.

@@sergiopacheco2939 Great to hear from you. I have not read that version but keep sticking to Monas and Ready. How is the Spanish version? The Swedish is very correct but also feels kind of stiff.

@patrik_bergman The Spanish edition reads with a natural and smooth flow. But the translator, Juan Lopez Morillas, uses a lot of antiquated, rare vocabulary and jargon from Spain. So I'm not sure which of the two took more liberties when translating. For instance, before Raskolnikov enters the bar in the first chapter, he says " one glass of beer and a rusk and my mind grows keen, my thoughts clear, my resolution firm. ". In the Spanish version it says, " con un vaso de cerveza y una tostada se fortalece el caletre en un santiamén, se aclaran las ideas y se ratifican Los propósitos." The word " caletre" I never heard in my life. But it refers to skull. And " santiamén " refers In a swift, speedy manner. The english version says " grows keen". Maybe I should check out other English versions to compare. There's another Spanish version, more expensive, by Alba editorial that has good reviews too. I think it's more preferred by many readers.

@@sergiopacheco2939 Great insights thanks. Monas writes: A glass of beer, a cracker, presto, my mind gets a grip on itself. I can think clearly and my intentions grow firm. God, what appaling pettiness! And he spat.

Not for Crime and Punishment but for The Brothers Karamazov. For me, his use of language is just a bit too much in the sense of words chosen etc. But he is an excellent translator so see what you think.

I enjoyed Oliver Ready a lot but Sidney Monas is just lovely. A translation not talked about that often but which is wonderful. Ready is quite British but Monas has another tone.

​@@patrik_bergman I compared the two, and Monas is quite good as well. But I'm probably going to go with Ready, it's been recommended quite a bit and the cover is very interesting. Thank you!