tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687975489922145220.post8535868876441387040..comments2023-08-10T04:03:44.387-04:00Comments on This Book and I Could Be Friends: Prague PeasantEileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11058705381647529328noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687975489922145220.post-76040691669547684092010-02-02T22:59:34.940-05:002010-02-02T22:59:34.940-05:00The experimental/Modernist/Surrealist novel is one...The experimental/Modernist/Surrealist novel is one of my favorite genres, but you are so right in pointing out the gaping gulf between having good ideas about reforming the novelistic genre, and actually succeeding in DOING it. That said, it's so exhilarating when an author succeeds! Thanks for this illuminating and well-written review, EL Fay.Emilyhttp://www.eveningallafternoon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687975489922145220.post-15930170007690753902010-02-02T17:38:20.863-05:002010-02-02T17:38:20.863-05:00JoAnn: That's okay. Surrealism really isn'...JoAnn: That's okay. Surrealism really isn't for everyone. Don't you love it when books are such winners?<br /><br />Richard: Have you read Aragon as well? I've never heard of this <i>Maldoror</i> but if it is indeed both "effed up" and entertaining, I will probably like it. Can't be screwed up than <i>Naked Lunch</i>, though.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058705381647529328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687975489922145220.post-58569132535192772812010-02-02T17:24:54.114-05:002010-02-02T17:24:54.114-05:00I love it when books you read soon after one anoth...I love it when books you read soon after one another have such unexpected links, E.L. Fay. Isn't that one of the greatest feelings? Also, I enjoyed the comparison you make between Aragon and Ajvaz, the latter of whom was entirely unfamiliar to me. Since you're on a surrealist kick this year, I'll have to recommend you check out the proto-surrealist icon <em>Maldoror</em> (1870) by the Comte de Lautréamont: one of the most entertaining and possibly <em>the</em> most effed up book(s) I have ever read! The Penguin translation is easy to find and quite nice. Can a readalong be far off?Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687975489922145220.post-78286783428055903372010-02-02T06:53:11.166-05:002010-02-02T06:53:11.166-05:00The premise sounds intriguing, but I usually don&#...The premise sounds intriguing, but I usually don't 'get' surrealism. So glad it was a winner for you though!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.com