tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post141835241404087548..comments2024-03-12T13:29:39.843-04:00Comments on Lizok's Bookshelf: Moscow Trip Report: Book Fair, Kongress, and MiscellanyLisa C. Haydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-70678150495893026912014-10-21T11:02:37.014-04:002014-10-21T11:02:37.014-04:00You're very welcome, Languagehat. Yes, I think...You're very welcome, Languagehat. Yes, I think "sad" is the operative word... I don't quite know how to express this but I feel a special kind of heartbreak when I read Platonov: one element of the heartbreak is wonder, because of the beauty of what he writes. I think that's a big reason -- along with, of course, the difficulty of Platonov's language -- why working on one of his stories in collaboration with Robert Chandler took so much energy. The story is "Бессмертие," which I highly recommend.Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-23634824742471722852014-10-21T10:52:12.790-04:002014-10-21T10:52:12.790-04:00Thanks, that's a great piece, and of course ve...Thanks, that's a great piece, and of course very sad. "But my love is a difficult thing" -- no kidding! Poor Platonov, poor Maria, poor Russia.Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-83645921201232946112014-10-20T10:58:27.116-04:002014-10-20T10:58:27.116-04:00Thank you for the alert, Languagehat! It should be...Thank you for the alert, Languagehat! It should be all set now. Enjoy!Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-70990097240183376872014-10-20T10:19:25.183-04:002014-10-20T10:19:25.183-04:00You've got the wrong link in "Eric Naiman...You've got the wrong link in "Eric Naiman’s review in The Times Literary Supplement," and I'm eager to read the review!Languagehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13285708503881129380noreply@blogger.com