I got for P&V because Orthodox Christians go for that translation. The reason being the wife has long been a professional translator of theological works for the Russian Orthodox Church and she can catch theological nuance and use of theological terms.

>>7608831
The Idiot translation by McDuff is one of the best so don't worry about it. I have no idea about the other two but you should check the thread titled Translations as this is being discussed there and you could use that information.
Also >>7608833 is a bad meme and just copied the same he posted in the thread I talked about.

Back to /his/ and your shitty religious threads Constantine.

>>7608831

>1. Notes from Underground (Bantam Classic): Finished it.
>Translator: Mirra Ginsburg
>Introduction: Donald Fanger
I'm not familiar with her translation work, but from what I can see I wouldn't worry too much about the quality of her work.

>2. The Idiot (Penguin Classics): Yet to read
>Translator: David McDuff
>Introduction: William Mills Todd III
McDuff is widely praised for his translation of Dostoyevsky, and from what I've read/am reading of his work (Karamazov) I would agree.

>3. The Brothers Karamazov (Bantam Classic): Yet to read
>Translator: Andrew R McAndrew
>Introduction: Konstantin Mochulsky
I thought this was a very good translation, and the Introduction is excellent too, although looking over it I see a minor spoiler at the top of p. xvi, i.e., the crime at the center of the book, the murder of the father, and a big spoiler at the top of p. xvii, the solution of the mystery. The minor spoiler isn't that big a deal I think, so I think it's profitable to read up to maybe the bottom of p. xvi, or just read all of it after reading the book.

>>7608899

It's good to know that the translations are good, but is there a general consensus on which ones are the best?

I've heard so much about the brothers karamazov that I want to be completely sure that I read the best possible translation there is.

>>7608831
http://bookzz.org/g/Larissa%20Volokhonsky

I am not by any means someone who knows his shit on this, but there was a thread where a couple anons opined that Larissa Volokhonsky as Dostoevsky's best translator.

Here are her versions if you are interested.

>>7608933
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pevear_and_Larissa_Volokhonsky

Although here is an article damning them, and it seems relevant to your interests:

http://www.webcitation.org/6a8P98OL2

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Thank you anons! I have an idea about what translation to go for now. Not as conflicted as before.