tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post5722164197695531470..comments2024-02-26T13:12:10.143-05:00Comments on Lizok's Bookshelf: Gigolashvili’s Perceptive InterpreterLisa C. Haydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-72928225282131595702015-01-19T21:43:41.054-05:002015-01-19T21:43:41.054-05:00I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Margarita! I'd...I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Margarita! I'd forgotten how good that book is. I didn't think Захват was nearly as good, though it has some very funny passages. But I still hope there's another book on the way! Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-31240359267782867232015-01-19T19:45:35.047-05:002015-01-19T19:45:35.047-05:00Lisa, thank you for the great review - I finally r...Lisa, thank you for the great review - I finally read the book and I loved it. Not a stranger to how the world changes through the use of words, and having played that game to my own amusement. The role of an interpreter definitely allows for a unique observation angle of a human condition, spanning many cultural degrees of separation. Definitely hoping that Mr. Gigolashvili (believe it or not, I just typed "Gogolashvili" - it's my subconscious speaking) writes more! Zakhvat Moskovii up next!Margaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881183618919071579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-9764471774878991872011-02-21T10:15:01.976-05:002011-02-21T10:15:01.976-05:00Thanks to both of you for the comments! I'll a...Thanks to both of you for the comments! I'll answer Nana's question first: unfortunately, the book is not available in English. <br /><br />Russian Dinosaur, I'm glad you mentioned Shishkin's <i>Venerin volos</i>, which shares themes with <i>The Interpreter</i>. Speaking of sharing, unfortunately, our copies of the book share an unhappy fate: mine has also been sitting reproachfully on my shelf for over a year, too. I'm not sure if I'll get to it before the London Book Fair but we'll see: I'm probably going to start with <i>Письмовник</i>, since Shishkin will be presenting it. With so many writers on the LBF list, it's hard to decide what to read in the next six weeks!Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-57880531205530066442011-02-21T05:31:51.146-05:002011-02-21T05:31:51.146-05:00I have a very obvious question, Liza - how did you...I have a very obvious question, Liza - how did you feel this book compared to Mikhail Shiskin's recent <i>Venerin volos</i>? Not that I've read either, although Shishkin's book has been sitting reproachfully on my shelf for over a year...Russian Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708798725927250672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-63789827187955259172011-02-21T00:23:01.508-05:002011-02-21T00:23:01.508-05:00interesting. the books sound novel in its approach...interesting. the books sound novel in its approach and I love such audacity in writing. I would have added it to my wishlist if not for the last statement about native Russian speakers. Is the book in English?ImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.com