tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post7700532232544142128..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: Les chercheurs d'osRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-48339939236586861692015-12-02T12:17:27.325-05:002015-12-02T12:17:27.325-05:00Agreed on the shortage of Algerian novels in Engli...Agreed on the shortage of Algerian novels in English. Thanks so much, though, for your recommendation of Djaout's <em>L'invention du désert</em>; I had been wondering what to read next by him when the time comes. Merci!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-66270506930546544532015-12-01T17:43:34.694-05:002015-12-01T17:43:34.694-05:00Too many Algerian novels not available in English,...Too many Algerian novels not available in English, of which this is another one and a very fine one, too, as is his very fine L’invention du désert.The Modern Novelhttp://themodernnovel.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-71370954460570538282015-11-28T19:57:57.207-05:002015-11-28T19:57:57.207-05:00Excellent observations, Scott. Without wanting to...Excellent observations, Scott. Without wanting to overstate the threats faced by writers and artists in the sorts of societies you mention, I do sometimes wonder if the art produced by the risk takers is somehow more edgy on account of the very risks faced. Would be nice to talk to a Kamel Daoud or a Boualem Sansal to get their thoughts about this idea.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-43613735296938892542015-11-27T16:30:23.431-05:002015-11-27T16:30:23.431-05:00What a plot.
Reading this post on the heels of he...What a plot.<br /><br />Reading this post on the heels of hearing about Saudi Arabia condemning Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh to death for apostasy makes me wonder if writers of the Argentine Literature of Doom ever imagined facing such a continuing threat to freedom of expression as their Middle Eastern and North African colleagues have faced and continue to face. In a place like Argentina, a new government can alter almost everything about how writers and artists are treated; in theocratic societies, however, religious fundamentalism doesn't remove the danger with a mere change of state.seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-65659200578368960702015-11-27T10:00:20.634-05:002015-11-27T10:00:20.634-05:00Violence against writers seems to be an ongoing oc...Violence against writers seems to be an ongoing occupational hazard in Algeria, Brian. Of the last four Algerian novelists I've read, one was killed for being a perceived threat as a writer and two were the subjects of death threats. Others have had to relocate out of the country for their own safety.<br /><br />The letter sequence is indeed a good example of Djaout's chops as a writer. Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-43256330760223911422015-11-25T20:22:48.229-05:002015-11-25T20:22:48.229-05:00It is sad to hear about Djaout's fate. It is i...It is sad to hear about Djaout's fate. It is indeed a testament to how powerful the ideas that come out of literature are. <br /><br />The plot development of the protagonist finding the letter sounds really clever and sounds like it really enhances the story.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com