tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post5544150853428190485..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: Lo que dice César AiraRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-34878367041877176442014-11-30T23:48:55.420-05:002014-11-30T23:48:55.420-05:00Séamus, you're in for a treat with at least tw...Séamus, you're in for a treat with at least two of the three titles in your three-pack. As for the other one, at least it should enrich the anecdotes that Pitol relates in this post! Thanks for the laugh about the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle magnifying glass as well: that produced a vivid image of Basil Rathbone peering at <em>something</em> in a long, long forgotten iconic movie moment as Holmes!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-26997911243338267902014-11-29T18:08:02.111-05:002014-11-29T18:08:02.111-05:00Got my three pack yesterday. Tempted to drop what ...Got my three pack yesterday. Tempted to drop what I'm reading and start on it but I must remain disciplined. (Although if I don't find my glasses soon I'll have to drop it as the print is too small to read without them!) I can see the day coming when I'll be reading with a magnifying glass. Then, I'll only read Arthur Conan Doyle!Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-11000956963329913622014-11-24T01:26:11.591-05:002014-11-24T01:26:11.591-05:00Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, Séamus...Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, Séamus, but I saw over at Jacqui's blog that you've ordered an Aira three-pack so you should be in good hands whether I've replied late or not (that collection inc. two of my favorite Aira-in-English titles, by the way). The "I'm well written" x 3 critique seems to be a big hit with blogging people of the most discriminating taste, an irony Aira or at least Pitol might appreciate--can you tell I was almost equally fond of Pitol's five-star description of Aira? "I was lucky to always be a snob."Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-89716669260867161172014-11-20T19:37:52.703-05:002014-11-20T19:37:52.703-05:00Aira is fast becoming my absolute must read. I lov...Aira is fast becoming my absolute must read. I love the "I'm well written..." précis of certain novels and have an impulse to read something lacking in taste.Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-38856055865857954212014-11-14T01:38:59.211-05:002014-11-14T01:38:59.211-05:00Thanks, Tom, glad you enjoyed it and great point a...Thanks, Tom, glad you enjoyed it and great point about the conceptual nature of Aira's writing maybe necessitating a different way of evaluating its successes and failures each time out. I have at least one more somewhat related post spotlighting a more polemical side of early Aira that I hope to get to before this year's Doom calendar expires, by the way, but the Pitol piece was the more obvious fun one of the two to share with Aira/ALoD vets like you and Rise.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-8222671223943318332014-11-14T01:25:17.094-05:002014-11-14T01:25:17.094-05:00My pleasure, Jacqui--hope you enjoy your trio of n...My pleasure, Jacqui--hope you enjoy your trio of novellas!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-78041598728888834632014-11-13T16:34:48.839-05:002014-11-13T16:34:48.839-05:00This was a treat. What a reminder of how conceptu...This was a treat. What a reminder of how conceptual Aira's writing is. "What's good about bad literature" - this is why I never quite say that Aira's books are good, or think it matters much. He's playing by different rules.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-51205096116640144872014-11-13T08:55:48.078-05:002014-11-13T08:55:48.078-05:00Thanks for the recommendation, Richard. I actually...Thanks for the recommendation, Richard. I actually have a copy of Ghosts (as I bought a set of three novellas a while ago) so that'll be my starting point. Cheers!JacquiWinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220597283351925721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-43764894853428060162014-11-12T12:45:58.602-05:002014-11-12T12:45:58.602-05:00Thanks, Jacqui, so very nice to hear! That was a ...Thanks, Jacqui, so very nice to hear! That was a fun piece to share. If you're looking for an Aira novella in English to start off with, I'd encourage you to consider his <em>Ghosts</em> which is currently my favorite of all the books he's written that have been translated into English so far (admittedly I've yet to read many of the more recently translated titles, though).Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-49334927949114553182014-11-12T12:36:22.443-05:002014-11-12T12:36:22.443-05:00Thanks, Rise. You were one of the key people I wa...Thanks, Rise. You were one of the key people I was thinking about when I decided to write about the article. That being said, I hope you get a chance to read some Sergio Pitol book talk some day in addition to more Aira. I'm certain you'd enjoy Pitol's Bolaño- and Vila-Matas-like giddiness about his favorite literature.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-76994562880321968642014-11-12T12:29:35.809-05:002014-11-12T12:29:35.809-05:00It is indeed a fun piece, Emma. Cheers!It is indeed a fun piece, Emma. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-62336332059916799082014-11-12T11:07:39.925-05:002014-11-12T11:07:39.925-05:00I thoroughly enjoyed reading this piece, Richard. ...I thoroughly enjoyed reading this piece, Richard. Love the concept of 'readerly delirium.' It also reminds me that I should read Aira...JacquiWinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220597283351925721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-47451908187586105082014-11-12T08:35:40.692-05:002014-11-12T08:35:40.692-05:00I'll drink to this post. I hope New Directions...I'll drink to this post. I hope New Directions will continue to sustain their support for Aira translations. Come to think of it, other publishers are invited to participate in translating BAD literature. We have had too much good literature in our midst it feels like same-same.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-50311287660003562742014-11-12T00:18:07.084-05:002014-11-12T00:18:07.084-05:00sounds fun, the kind of book I would enjoy!sounds fun, the kind of book I would enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com