tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post2673618249853793367..comments2023-11-22T04:10:49.266-05:00Comments on Dispatches from Zembla: Bound to Please: Michael DirdaAlokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12947383354732747209noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post-3517937802351927052006-10-06T07:32:00.000-05:002006-10-06T07:32:00.000-05:00thanks cat! I hope it doen't get too deep into wit...thanks cat! I hope it doen't get too deep into wittgenstein because I don't have a clue about his philosophy.<br /><br />I know, I think he doesn't believe in paragraph breaks too!Alokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947383354732747209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post-6279743900941813422006-10-06T02:12:00.000-05:002006-10-06T02:12:00.000-05:00If there's one writer on that list you absolutely ...If there's one writer on that list you absolutely have to read, it's Bernhard. The great thing about him is that a book can be finished in one sitting, and indeed it ought to be, there being no opportunity to pause. "Wittgenstein's Nephew" is my favorite.Cheshire Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463645065346922684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post-13980286045155286932006-10-05T20:27:00.000-05:002006-10-05T20:27:00.000-05:00I just checked. My local library has got both. Wil...I just checked. My local library has got both. Will take it up soon.Alokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947383354732747209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post-1014271338411979632006-10-05T18:28:00.000-05:002006-10-05T18:28:00.000-05:00Thanks a lot. Embers has been one of my favourites...Thanks a lot. <i>Embers </i>has been one of my favourites in recent years (outside the Latinos, even at par with some of them) and I agree with the quote in your comment. The term "wisdom literature" is very apt for Sandor Marai.<br /><br />His <i>Conversations in Bolzano</i> is quite good too, but dwells too long hair- splitting a single sentence.<br /><br />Needless to say, I am looking forward to his next work to be translated into English- <i> The Rebels</i>readerswordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536082441634566406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post-53029908921701504692006-10-05T08:37:00.000-05:002006-10-05T08:37:00.000-05:00link to more reviews of the book.
washington post...<a href="http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/magyar/marais1.htm">link</a> to more reviews of the book.<br /><br />washington post link doesn't work.Alokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947383354732747209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post-89964705797717036062006-10-04T18:28:00.000-05:002006-10-04T18:28:00.000-05:00He is very enthusiastic in his review of Embers. H...He is very enthusiastic in his review of Embers. He calls it "perfect".<br /><i><br />There is a subcategory of mainly European fiction to which one might also give this name [wisdom literature]. These are often short novels, marked by an autmnal forlorn air, purveying the knowledge of the world which comes only from heartbreak, disillusionment, and long experience, written in measured prose of high polish and urbanity.<br /></i><br />He then comapres him to Flaubert, Turgenev, Mann and Joseph Roth. I have seen a mention of Embers on your blog. I am intrigued!Alokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947383354732747209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12674755.post-74473673389481873912006-10-04T17:05:00.000-05:002006-10-04T17:05:00.000-05:00Just curious to know what he says about Sandor Mar...Just curious to know what he says about Sandor Marai...readerswordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536082441634566406noreply@blogger.com