tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869107041291322985.post8721606956191807782..comments2015-10-27T22:26:10.832-07:00Comments on J.T. Storey's Official Blog: Gladkov's Cement: A Brief ReviewJ T Storeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01867585479362487067noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6869107041291322985.post-56898314443581133992011-02-06T21:22:38.776-08:002011-02-06T21:22:38.776-08:00I wonder if much of the criticism of Gladkov's...I wonder if much of the criticism of Gladkov's stilted prose is a response not some much to the actual text as to the English translation, which is hopelessly antiquated and off the mark. I haven't had a chance to compare it to the Russian yet, but it reads like a third rate English novel from the 1920. If any bored translators out there are looking for a project, a new version of Cement would be a service to humanity.Natanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06395040063148587139noreply@blogger.com