Classic Novels

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Oct 19, 2017 18:08
Classic Novels

It's still difficult for me to read classics in English even though I can enjoy reading modern books in it. A couple of days ago, I found a classic e-book for free, and the Japanese version for one dollar. I got both of them because I thought it's a wonderful idea that I read the same classic in both Japanese and English.

Now, I am thinking which language I should read first.
Oct 20, 2017 11:43
  • A couple of days ago, I found a classic e-book for free, and the Japanese version for one dollar.

  • A couple of days ago, I found an e-book of a classic novel for free, and the Japanese version was one dollar.

    "Classic e-book" sounds awkward because it sounds like the e-book is "classic". That sounds weird since e-book's are pretty new technology.

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  • I got both of them because I thought it's a wonderful idea that I read the same classic in both Japanese and English.

  • I got both of them because I thought that it's a wonderful idea that I can read the same classic novel in both Japanese and English.

    I don't think people say "a classic" much, so it's better to say a "classic novel" or something like that.

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  • Now, I am thinking which language I should read first.

  • Now, I wonder which language I should read it in first.

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Thank you for your correction!

 
Oct 20, 2017 13:00 yumi
  • Thank you for the correction
yukiguni
Oct 20, 2017 22:30

センさん's corrections look good.

Which classic book did you get? (I am curious because my degree is in English and I love reading classics.)

I have a couple of modern Japanese novels like Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto in both English and Japanese although I need to study more before I can read them. Of course, my dream is to someday read 雪国 in Japanese. :)

 
Oct 20, 2017 22:37 yumi
  • Thanks for the comment. I got " The Canterville Ghost
    by Oscar Wilde". I have read "The Picture of Dorian Gray" in English before, and I enjoyed it.
    I live close to Kawabata Yasunari's birth place in Osaka. We have a library and street which has his name on. Good luck on your reading!

 
Oct 20, 2017 22:53 yukiguni
  • I have read "The Picture of Dorian Gray" but not "The Canterville Ghost." Best of luck with the new Oscar Wilde!

 
Oct 20, 2017 23:13 yumi
  • Thank you!
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