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True-Abbreviations71 OP t1_iyf4pze wrote

Reply to comment by boxer_dogs_dance in Is Dostojevsky a bad author? by True-Abbreviations71

Is it the case with every novel pre 1900 because i read Candide by Voltaire and it was the opposite of Dostojevsky in the sense that it was a very comfortable read

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boxer_dogs_dance t1_iyf832l wrote

There are always exceptions. It tends to be more universally true for books written originally in English. For translation the translator can choose a more modern style and vocabulary than a contemporary English speaking author would have used.

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