Russian novel effect

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英文释义

专有名词
  1. The difficulty experienced by English readers in distinguishing multiple people or characters with non-English names, leading to confusion. rare
    — Foreign names were simplified by the author to mitigate the Russian novel effect.

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Some Russian literary works, such as Tolstoy's War and Peace, are known for their length and number of characters with names unfamiliar to English readers.
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