ga8our
New Member
Hi all,
I have recently started reading in Slovak which for long has been my first foreign language but have never really become fully proficient in it. I am reading Murakami's Norwegian Wood that I have heard of positively from several people. Interestingly, the person I borrowed the book from was actually not as excited about it, bc according to her the language in it was "childishly simple."
Well, NW is certainly written in a simple language, but I still enjoy it. And it turns out, it's really convenient that I do not have to look up every second word in the dictionary. I have always liked novels with eloquent styles, lots of details and so forth, but obviously when you read in a foreign language you learn to be grateful to writers for their simplicity too.
So my question is if you have come across any other novels written in a simple language that you have enjoyed. I know Hemingway, Marquez and Orwell are some of the big guns who are praised for their simplicity of style, but I'd like to learn about some recent ones too. Any recommendations?
Cheers,
ga8our
I have recently started reading in Slovak which for long has been my first foreign language but have never really become fully proficient in it. I am reading Murakami's Norwegian Wood that I have heard of positively from several people. Interestingly, the person I borrowed the book from was actually not as excited about it, bc according to her the language in it was "childishly simple."
Well, NW is certainly written in a simple language, but I still enjoy it. And it turns out, it's really convenient that I do not have to look up every second word in the dictionary. I have always liked novels with eloquent styles, lots of details and so forth, but obviously when you read in a foreign language you learn to be grateful to writers for their simplicity too.
So my question is if you have come across any other novels written in a simple language that you have enjoyed. I know Hemingway, Marquez and Orwell are some of the big guns who are praised for their simplicity of style, but I'd like to learn about some recent ones too. Any recommendations?
Cheers,
ga8our