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LackadaisicalWolf t1_j26rw0x wrote

Reply to comment by i_am39_jack in I am reading Roadside Picnic for the first time and it is sparking my imagination and creativity in a way I haven't felt in many years. by shoegazeweedbed

I've read Roadside Picnic in English and Finnish. The English translation lacked something for me, but the Finnish one felt really Russian. I mean, it just had that certain feeling to it.

Reading the same book in two different languages was like reading two different books. Really weird experience.

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i_am39_jack t1_j26zncf wrote

Totally agree. I read Steinbeck in Russian and later English, similar but different vibes for sure

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