This is a review of the book read by Sam Dastor. To anyone fascinated by the novel this is an excellent enhancement of one’s enjoyment.…
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An abridgement — The Romance of the Three Kingdoms
This 2018 new translation is by Martin Palmer a visiting professor in Religion, history and nature at University of Winchester, UK, assisted by 3 other…
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Useful summary – Tale of Genji: A Reader’s Guide
This slim 190-page book is dated but useful to readers who want to know the Tale of Genji but unable to rise to the task…
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A labour of love – The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P’ing Mei: Volume One: The Gathering
This is one of the 4 greatest novels of China. All were coincidentally written in the 16th century. This is the first of a 5-…
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A prose translation – The Odyssey
This is a review of Naxos audio book poetry unabridged of Homer the Odyssey. Read by Anton Lesser based on a new translation by Ian…
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War and Peace
Over time I started to experiment with different mediums to enjoy a book. I have tried e-book and I find the audio book format a…
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Exquisite – The Tale of Genji(Roughcut)
There are four famous English translations. The earlier ones are by Arthur Waley and Edward Seidensticker. Here is a review of the two recent English…
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Very readable- The Tale of Genji
There are two recent English translations of this famous Japanese masterpiece. The Royall Tyler’s translation in 2001 and the translation by Dennis Washburn in 2015.…
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