The Russians Are Coming!
MARCH 31, 2009 TUESDAY AT 3PM CT

 
 
If you're a fan of 19th century Russian novels, and you haven't picked up War and Peace since college, it might be time to try again. Well be talking with a husband and wife team whose 21st century translations of the Russian classics are garnering a whole new readership.

Guest
  • Richard Pevear, Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature at the American University of Paris
  • Larissa Volokhonsky, Russian-born translator
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