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And pustota means barrenness or desolateness in Czech. wahooka Send a noteboard - 18/05/2010 10:51:22 PM
Funny, how the meaning of these words differs even though they sound very similar in both languages.
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Russian Book Club: Chapaev and Pustota or Buddha's Little Finger Tom - 16/05/2010 03:42:07 PM 964 Views
I'll have my full thoughts up in a few hours Larry - 16/05/2010 04:33:54 PM 623 Views
Could you give me a better reference as to where that was in the book? Tom - 17/05/2010 03:09:16 AM 604 Views
It's about halfway into Chapter 5 in my edition *NM* Larry - 17/05/2010 03:12:43 AM 306 Views
Chapter 5, just before Kocurkin appears for the first time. *NM* wahooka - 17/05/2010 02:34:30 PM 279 Views
In Russian it says "succubus" became the Russian "suka" or "bitch" *NM* Tom - 17/05/2010 02:49:03 PM 355 Views
Ahh, so the English version is closer. wahooka - 17/05/2010 07:38:35 PM 640 Views
Does Czech have a word similar to "suka"? *NM* Tom - 19/05/2010 03:11:10 PM 339 Views
Well, sort of. wahooka - 19/05/2010 07:30:38 PM 527 Views
This reply is mostly empty of thoughts. wahooka - 16/05/2010 05:37:54 PM 620 Views
I'll wait until it is substantially empty but nominally full, then. *NM* Tom - 17/05/2010 03:09:52 AM 320 Views
OK, here's what I wrote for the OF Blog on this book Larry - 17/05/2010 02:22:18 AM 646 Views
I like the way your review is an un-review. Tom - 17/05/2010 03:08:20 AM 567 Views
That's what I wanted to convey, since it's hard to be definitive with such a work Larry - 17/05/2010 03:16:19 AM 673 Views
I wouldn't term it "fantasy". Tom - 18/05/2010 02:24:40 PM 599 Views
Perhaps Larry - 18/05/2010 02:36:13 PM 660 Views
Psychedelic fiction suits it well. Tom - 19/05/2010 03:12:10 PM 659 Views
By the way, I just finished The Sacred Book of the Werewolf Larry - 18/07/2010 09:14:33 PM 893 Views
My thoughts. wahooka - 17/05/2010 02:16:11 PM 644 Views
Pelevin isn't a real Buddhist, he's a superficial pop-culture Buddhist. Tom - 18/05/2010 02:33:37 PM 663 Views
Re: Pelevin isn't a real Buddhist, he's a superficial pop-culture Buddhist. wahooka - 18/05/2010 10:37:36 PM 591 Views
Russian TV spits out soap operas almost daily now. Tom - 19/05/2010 03:19:22 PM 628 Views
Re: Russian TV spits out soap operas almost daily now. wahooka - 19/05/2010 07:59:05 PM 1056 Views
It is apparently called Clay Machine Gun in the UK. Rebekah - 17/05/2010 02:41:41 PM 618 Views
It's Čapajev a Prázdnota (Chapaev and Emptiness) in Czech wahooka - 17/05/2010 07:46:14 PM 658 Views
In Russian prazdny or prazdnost' would mean "lazy, inactive" *NM* Tom - 18/05/2010 02:21:42 PM 301 Views
And pustota means barrenness or desolateness in Czech. wahooka - 18/05/2010 10:51:22 PM 702 Views
Passion used to mean suffering in English, now it means lust. Tom - 19/05/2010 03:21:47 PM 816 Views
Bah. No bookshop in Edinburgh has it. Amazon will have to be my saviour. Rebekah - 18/05/2010 12:56:28 PM 517 Views
Sure, as long as we're not reading Gogol by then. *NM* Tom - 19/05/2010 03:22:13 PM 291 Views
I like this passage about 10 pages from the end of the book on Russia Larry - 17/05/2010 02:56:49 PM 642 Views
I think the pseudo-Buddhist bit is not as good as the Russian vodka psychology. Tom - 18/05/2010 02:35:07 PM 606 Views
Perhaps Larry - 18/05/2010 02:38:24 PM 558 Views
All and none. Russia is a paradox, but one that can be explained. Tom - 19/05/2010 03:30:58 PM 612 Views
Re: I think the pseudo-Buddhist bit is not as good as the Russian vodka psychology. wahooka - 18/05/2010 11:12:10 PM 662 Views
I'll drink to that! Tom - 19/05/2010 03:34:40 PM 475 Views
Heh, yeah, but I still think there's something to it. *NM* wahooka - 19/05/2010 08:04:51 PM 326 Views
And I still don't have a copy of this book! The Shrike - 17/05/2010 07:37:35 PM 667 Views
I'll bet you could find a Russian version online if you searched rambler.ru. *NM* Tom - 18/05/2010 02:35:49 PM 315 Views
Re: I know a weird "lending library" sort of site that can give you the English version. Danae al'Thor - 20/05/2010 12:48:57 PM 757 Views
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