Why do I feel that participating in a 2nd challenge is the beginning of a very slippery slope? Oh well, I'll make sure to wax the toboggan and enjoy the ride.Yesterday, after putting Dostoevsky up against Tolstoy in the Great Wednesday Compare, I explored the Russian Reading Challenge more thoroughly and decided it was one I could -and wanted to- do. Heck, at only 4 books (or short stories, poems, etc) over a twelve month span (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2008), I probably met the requirements this year. Anyway, my picks- which are subject to change- are:
1. Vladimir Nabokov- Lolita
2. Alexander Pushkin- "The Snowstorm" (Short story)
3. Ivan Turgenev- Fathers and Sons
4. Maxim Gorky- "Creatures That Once Were Men" (Short story)
Wish me luck! Or as they say in Russia...oh wait, what do they say in Russia?
3 comments:
I think they say Nostrovia!
Well done, you.
"Ha zdaroviye!" means "Cheers!" (lit. To Health!). Russians would say "Udache tebe!", meaning something like "success to you!".
Barbara: Don't congratulate me until I'm all done! I'll never be inspired that way.
Myrthe: Now if I could just get some help with the pronounciation.
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