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Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5323 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian
| Message 1 of 11 03 May 2010 at 9:22pm | IP Logged |
Does anyone know where I can get hold of "Twilight" as a DVD and/or audiobook in Russian? I have decided to try out the L-R method, and have just ordered the book from Amazone, but I do not know how to get hold of the DVD and audiobook.
At the moment I am still at the very beginner's level, which means I can't find this through a Russian website. I need it to be through a webpage in some Western European language. HELP!!
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| translator2 Senior Member United States Joined 6908 days ago 848 posts - 1862 votes Speaks: English*
| Message 2 of 11 04 May 2010 at 3:33pm | IP Logged |
Twilight DVD in Russian
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| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5323 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian
| Message 3 of 11 05 May 2010 at 5:44pm | IP Logged |
Thank you so much!! Does anyone know where I could get hold of the audiobook?
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| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5323 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian
| Message 4 of 11 16 May 2010 at 3:47pm | IP Logged |
ushrark wrote:
are you ill ? twilight sucks ! |
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And this elegantly expressed view is based on reading the books exactly how many times?
I have read the whole Twilight series 5-6 times (I've lost count) and after having done 10 years of literature studies at the University I can assure you that it is far better than a lot of the books I had to read during that period. The author has studied English literature herself, and has based her books on among others, Romeo and Juliet and Wuthering Heights.
I have read the first book in three different languages, and after my recommendation, three of my university educated friends have not only read it, but become just as addicted as I am.
You may think this is only for 13 year old girls but it is not.
But please, enlighten me. Which literature would you reccomend?
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| Volte Tetraglot Senior Member Switzerland Joined 6428 days ago 4474 posts - 6726 votes Speaks: English*, Esperanto, German, Italian Studies: French, Finnish, Mandarin, Japanese
| Message 5 of 11 16 May 2010 at 4:36pm | IP Logged |
Solfrid Cristin wrote:
But please, enlighten me. Which literature would you reccomend? |
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Original Russian literature, especially classics, are really quite nice for L-R'ing Russian, in my opinion. Translations from English tend to be easier, though.
In general, good original literature plays with a language and is beautiful in a way that faithful translations are generally only a pale shadow of - but I'm sure you're aware of this.
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| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5323 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian
| Message 6 of 11 16 May 2010 at 7:45pm | IP Logged |
Volte wrote:
Solfrid Cristin wrote:
But please, enlighten me. Which literature would you reccomend? |
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Original Russian literature, especially classics, are really quite nice for L-R'ing Russian, in my opinion. Translations from English tend to be easier, though.
In general, good original literature plays with a language and is beautiful in a way that faithful translations are generally only a pale shadow of - but I'm sure you're aware of this.
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I would not disagree with you, and once I have learned a bit more Russian I am looking forward to reading the classics, but since I am still strugling just to read the Russian letters, and have trouble putting together a single sentence in Russian, it is pretty tempting to chose something which I almost know by heart, and which I have three other translations of allready. Even attempting to read that is really just a folly at my stage. :-)
So far I have usually turned to Agatha Christie when learning a new language, and then done the classics later. In German for instance, I started out with that and moved on to Sidharta later. Had I started with the latter one, I would never have continued. What is considered good literature, is usually not easy, because part of what makes it beautiful is often the complexity of the language.
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| dolly Senior Member United States Joined 5779 days ago 191 posts - 376 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Latin
| Message 7 of 11 16 May 2010 at 8:50pm | IP Logged |
ushrark wrote:
are you ill ? twilight sucks ! |
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There is nothing "ill" about it. Choosing books without a sense of obligation (to the bestseller list or an arbitrary canon) or shame (in reading what one enjoys) shows independence in matters of taste.
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| Volte Tetraglot Senior Member Switzerland Joined 6428 days ago 4474 posts - 6726 votes Speaks: English*, Esperanto, German, Italian Studies: French, Finnish, Mandarin, Japanese
| Message 8 of 11 17 May 2010 at 4:02am | IP Logged |
Solfrid Cristin wrote:
Volte wrote:
Solfrid Cristin wrote:
But please, enlighten me. Which literature would you reccomend? |
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Original Russian literature, especially classics, are really quite nice for L-R'ing Russian, in my opinion. Translations from English tend to be easier, though.
In general, good original literature plays with a language and is beautiful in a way that faithful translations are generally only a pale shadow of - but I'm sure you're aware of this.
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I would not disagree with you, and once I have learned a bit more Russian I am looking forward to reading the classics, but since I am still strugling just to read the Russian letters, and have trouble putting together a single sentence in Russian, it is pretty tempting to chose something which I almost know by heart, and which I have three other translations of allready. Even attempting to read that is really just a folly at my stage. :-)
So far I have usually turned to Agatha Christie when learning a new language, and then done the classics later. In German for instance, I started out with that and moved on to Sidharta later. Had I started with the latter one, I would never have continued. What is considered good literature, is usually not easy, because part of what makes it beautiful is often the complexity of the language. |
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Wise strategy. I started Russian with "Heart of a Dog" and followed up with "Crime and Punishment". It was effective, given the time invested, but despite liking Russian I haven't managed to pick up a Russian parallel text since...
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