tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post6292195437389068557..comments2024-03-18T18:28:50.945-04:00Comments on BookBirdDog (BookDilettante): Nobel Prize Winning Authors: Pamuk and KawabataHarveehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-56176275205894933132010-03-11T22:56:45.603-05:002010-03-11T22:56:45.603-05:00@Harvee: That's the translator in my edition a...@Harvee: That's the translator in my edition as well! I hope you got the second edition, though, since in my copy it says that he already translated it before and the edition I have is second edition from the same translator.Mark Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191881042368314958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-88102790926396095952010-03-06T20:47:55.394-05:002010-03-06T20:47:55.394-05:00I loved Pamuk's Snow, and this has caught my e...I loved Pamuk's <i>Snow</i>, and this has caught my eye from a few months ago. I think I first saw it on Bookmarks magazine...anyway, I'm glad you liked it. I'm meaning to read The Old Capital, too, after all the great reviews I read from the JLC3.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-1416220841771059672010-03-06T07:39:03.279-05:002010-03-06T07:39:03.279-05:00Tea: Memi: Yes, a long book and a short one. Perfe...Tea: Memi: Yes, a long book and a short one. Perfect together!Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-78360928661821634592010-03-06T07:38:31.088-05:002010-03-06T07:38:31.088-05:00Diane, Rose City Reader, September Mom - I hope yo...Diane, Rose City Reader, September Mom - I hope you enjoy the books once you start. Llet us know!Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-8000994940495325082010-03-06T07:36:48.119-05:002010-03-06T07:36:48.119-05:00Hannah: will definitely pick up My Name is Red, on...Hannah: will definitely pick up My Name is Red, on your recommendation!Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-55342106559916605452010-03-06T07:35:30.978-05:002010-03-06T07:35:30.978-05:00Mark David: Yes, your recommendation of this book ...Mark David: Yes, your recommendation of this book prompted me to borrow it from the library! I've started it and am enjoying it. My book is a translation by J. Martin Holman.Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-67528091260658155412010-03-06T02:29:06.544-05:002010-03-06T02:29:06.544-05:00Oh, and I hope you enjoy The Old Capital, by the w...Oh, and I hope you enjoy The Old Capital, by the way. It's a favorite of mine :)Mark Davidhttp://www.absorbedinwords.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-15251746610379533522010-03-06T02:27:47.260-05:002010-03-06T02:27:47.260-05:00Sorry to hear you got bogged down somewhere in Pam...Sorry to hear you got bogged down somewhere in Pamuk's novel. I'm also interested in reading that one. I've sampled the first few pages, and I was a bit shocked at the opening scene. It's quite explicit, I must say, but Pamuk certainly knows how to make an explicit scene sound like poetry :)Mark Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191881042368314958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-80816584254934573862010-03-05T18:48:40.663-05:002010-03-05T18:48:40.663-05:00Both look interesting. I think I'll pick up t...Both look interesting. I think I'll pick up the Kawabata one first. Looking forward to your reviews.septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-35878060258370017442010-03-05T17:00:29.786-05:002010-03-05T17:00:29.786-05:00Sounds like you've got 2 good books on the go ...Sounds like you've got 2 good books on the go :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-56508263770293918582010-03-05T11:42:15.364-05:002010-03-05T11:42:15.364-05:00I haven't yet got around to the Museum of Inno...I haven't yet got around to the Museum of Innocence but I ery much intend to - as I loved "My Name Is Red" - thanks for your enlightening review. <br /><br />HannahHannah Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139146341592918233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-55036850424813507272010-03-05T11:33:37.556-05:002010-03-05T11:33:37.556-05:00I have that book by Pamuk on my shelf tbr, along w...I have that book by Pamuk on my shelf tbr, along with a couple of others of his which sadly, I haven't yet read.<br /><br />However, Kawabata is one of my all-time favorite authors -- his work is wonderful. I do hope you enjoy him.NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-45119326300843383842010-03-05T10:44:15.085-05:002010-03-05T10:44:15.085-05:00First, I am very excited that I won the corked boo...First, I am very excited that I won the corked book! Thanks for the give-away! I've had my eye on that one.<br /><br />Second, thanks for this post. I am trying to work <a href="http://www.rosecityreader.com/2009/03/list-of-day-nobel-laureates.html" rel="nofollow">my way through the list of Nobel Laureates</a> and I haven't read books by either of these authors. I am going add these two books to my wish list.Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-58356485221482578942010-03-05T10:11:34.295-05:002010-03-05T10:11:34.295-05:00The Museum of Innocence really sounds great. I'...The Museum of Innocence really sounds great. I've been wanting to read it, but some other book always gets in the way it seems :)(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041753785577045651.post-40879330630821356092010-03-05T09:47:50.604-05:002010-03-05T09:47:50.604-05:00I enjoyed your review. I didn't realize the si...I enjoyed your review. I didn't realize the size of Pamuk's book.Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246834295123351186noreply@blogger.com