tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post8489144790454555600..comments2024-03-25T22:38:46.822+08:00Comments on in lieu of a field guide: Vila-Matas's lecture novelRisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-21437115426403846622012-07-21T22:57:29.851+08:002012-07-21T22:57:29.851+08:00That's awesome, thanks--laughing my ass off at...That's awesome, thanks--laughing my ass off at that one!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-40541211154747444402012-07-21T22:14:31.500+08:002012-07-21T22:14:31.500+08:00Don't sweat it, Richard. The Perec cameo was e...Don't sweat it, Richard. The Perec cameo was excerpted <a href="http://fromthekingdomoftiredlimbs.blogspot.com/2011/08/never-any-end-to-paris-enrique-vila.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> (Spoiler).Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-24426874559001440622012-07-21T11:46:09.094+08:002012-07-21T11:46:09.094+08:00I'm sorry I didn't leave a comment here ea...I'm sorry I didn't leave a comment here earlier, Rise, but I've been meaning to tell you how happy I was that your first brush with Vila-Matas was such a positive one. Love the sound of the Perec cameo here, of course!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-63476319580342190742012-05-12T10:45:24.432+08:002012-05-12T10:45:24.432+08:00Nice, Stu. That's the edition I'm getting,...Nice, Stu. That's the edition I'm getting, the UK one.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-39727792315515007382012-05-12T05:49:53.256+08:002012-05-12T05:49:53.256+08:00oh I read his dublinesque recently due out here ne...oh I read his dublinesque recently due out here next month and now loved sound of this one Rise ,all the best stustujallenhttp://winstonsdad.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-46675764881861668392012-05-11T23:00:37.389+08:002012-05-11T23:00:37.389+08:00Oh no. I kept suspecting somebody installed a CCTV...Oh no. I kept suspecting somebody installed a CCTV in my brain.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-57391696742771120612012-05-11T00:47:31.100+08:002012-05-11T00:47:31.100+08:00I have only read the Bartleby book. It made me ne...I have only read the Bartleby book. It made me nervous, frankly - it was a little too much like I had commissioned the book, like it was written to my specifications. So I am skeptical about V-M - how did he learn so much about me? I suppose I should overcome my suspicions & read this one or <i>Montano's Malady</i>.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-83934282107821491272012-05-10T19:50:25.453+08:002012-05-10T19:50:25.453+08:00Scott, V-M. really evoked a Paris full of nostalgi...Scott, V-M. really evoked a Paris full of nostalgia and yet still managed to leave an impression of happiness to the reader. Any "reader-writer" will have a great time about it. The best thing is, I have two more of his books to get to! And I pre-ordered <i>Dublinesque</i>.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-58598029792375763212012-05-10T05:55:20.865+08:002012-05-10T05:55:20.865+08:00Rise - I'm happy to see that you followed up o...Rise - I'm happy to see that you followed up on the Coetzee with this. "An amiable time" describes <i>Never Any End</i> quite well. I like that you picked out the writing lesson that <i>Never Any End</i> provides; with so many contemporary novels turning to writing and literature themselves as subjects, it's notable how few actually go into details about the writer's thoughtseraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.com