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My last quote from 2666. This spoken by a French writer who brings Benno von Archimboldi, the German novelist at the heart of the novel, to “a house for the vanished writers of Europe, a place of refuge” where Archimboldi … Continue reading
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From a female senator in Roberto Bolaño’s 2666. She is looking for her best friend, who is one of the feminicidios. I’ve been turning this one over in my head for awhile now. As you’re well aware, this is a macho country … Continue reading
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Another from 2666. This from Florita Almada, a seer who has visions about the women and girls being killed in Santa Teresa. She’s thinking about a poem she once read about a shepherd boy, which she mistakenly thinks must have … Continue reading
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Another Roberto Bolaño quote from 2666. This given us by an white American reporter in Santa Teresa — a fictionalized Juarez — where, like Juarez, hundreds of young women are being murdered. The Spaniards, who were hot-blooded and didn’t think … Continue reading
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From 2666, given us by a fictional founder of the Black Panther Party: [P]eople knew many different kinds of stars or thought they knew many different kinds of stars. He talked about the stars you see at night, say when … Continue reading
Who would dare?
The New York Review of Books Blog has posted an essay by Roberto Bolaño about stealing books. It’s excerpted from a book of essays called Between Parentheses: Essays, Articles and Speeches (1998–2003), to be published in late May. I used … Continue reading
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From 2666, after Amalfitano talks with a pharmacist who prefers “Bartleby the Scrivener” to Moby Dick, and “A Christmas Carol” to The Pickwick Papers: What a sad paradox, thought Amalfitano. Now even bookish pharmacists are afraid to take on the … Continue reading
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Another, this one from Roberto Bolaño, as pilfered from The Mumpsimus. The truth is, I don’t believe all that much in writing. Starting with my own. Being a writer is pleasant — no, pleasant isn’t the word — it’s an … Continue reading
Guns, Books, Etc.
Seven significant purchases. “And, of course, what Bolaño is doing is laughing at the idea of writers–writers of any nationality or galaxy–getting together to talk about literature. In Bolaño’s opinion–then and always–literature should inhabit books, not bars.” A banner year … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Lister, Lynn Coady, Roberto Bolaño, Sam Tanenhaus
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Book review — A Glass of Water
My review of Jimmy Santiago Baca’s A Glass of Water at INDenverTimes. I’ll admit that it’s more than likely impossible for me to give an objective review of Jimmy Santiago Baca’s debut novel, A Glass of Water. I have been a … Continue reading
