tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post7852658066935405433..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: The 2014 Argentinean (& Uruguayan) Literature of DoomRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-60518027029432437972014-09-05T23:33:47.159-04:002014-09-05T23:33:47.159-04:00Glad you find some of the titles appealing, MG. F...Glad you find some of the titles appealing, MG. For my part, I'd like to read Neuman's <em>Traveller of the Century</em> some day although I'm not sure if I'll find the time to squeeze it in this year. Anyway, hope you enjoy your reading weekend!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-30211535087420596512014-09-04T16:17:42.801-04:002014-09-04T16:17:42.801-04:00Hi Richard. You list so many great titles. My next...Hi Richard. You list so many great titles. My next two reads are dictated by what is waiting on the library holds shelf: Neuman's Traveller of the Century and Mitchell's The Bone Clocks. Should be an interesting weekend. MGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791246609383761953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-14002774253193707602014-09-04T15:41:20.212-04:002014-09-04T15:41:20.212-04:00MG, thanks very much for sharing that link and the...MG, thanks very much for sharing that link and the visit--always good to see a new Cortázar tile published (even the short ones)! Also, glad to make the acquaintance of you and your blog. Hope you'll decide to read a title or two for this event since you had so many interesting choices lined up for Spanish Lit Month. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-63818191228118861772014-09-04T15:38:08.089-04:002014-09-04T15:38:08.089-04:00Scott, sounds like some promising plans--thanks fo...Scott, sounds like some promising plans--thanks for "reenlisting" in Doom!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-46014087217734942052014-09-04T01:13:24.015-04:002014-09-04T01:13:24.015-04:00Tor.com has published “Headache,” the first ever E...Tor.com has published “Headache,” the first ever English translation of “Cefalea” a fantastical short story by Julio Cortázar; Translation by Michael Cisco. I think it might qualify as doom. Or maybe just creepy. You can read it at: http://www.tor.com/stories/2014/09/headacheMGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791246609383761953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-23917728153138457962014-09-02T16:23:02.096-04:002014-09-02T16:23:02.096-04:00Sure! I want to try another Mujica Láinez book for...Sure! I want to try another Mujica Láinez book for one thing, plus I have that Quiroga collection out of the library already. <br />seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-5719400338316375662014-08-26T20:11:35.540-04:002014-08-26T20:11:35.540-04:00Ah, well, you're a good man anyway, Miguel!Ah, well, you're a good man anyway, Miguel!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-60893967931576905332014-08-25T08:16:05.789-04:002014-08-25T08:16:05.789-04:00Ha ha, actually my vacations ended yesterday. I...Ha ha, actually my vacations ended yesterday. I'm back in business!LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-9498048451995646962014-08-24T15:11:31.340-04:002014-08-24T15:11:31.340-04:00Miguel, thanks for interrupting your vacation to s...Miguel, thanks for interrupting your vacation to sign up for such a perilous reading endeavor as Doom 2014 promises to be. You're a good man!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-30406310087143364272014-08-24T09:29:25.273-04:002014-08-24T09:29:25.273-04:00Sure, I'll join it.Sure, I'll join it.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-19868876992410559912014-08-20T11:35:08.798-04:002014-08-20T11:35:08.798-04:00Sounds good, Jacqui--and not just the drinking pla...Sounds good, Jacqui--and not just the drinking plans either! I may try to get to that Bioy/Ocampo collab before the end of the year, too.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-56606840680606895862014-08-20T08:18:00.227-04:002014-08-20T08:18:00.227-04:00Well, the temperature in the UK has dipped, and I&...Well, the temperature in the UK has dipped, and I'm already dusting down the reds (Malbec included) in anticipation of autumn! I have a collection of short stories by Andres Neuman, the Bioy Casares/Ocampo one (Where There's Love, There's Hate) and a couple of other possibilities. How does that sound?<br />Apologies if this comment appears twice - I may have deleted my first one by mistake!JacquiWinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220597283351925721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-56956897340120449972014-08-19T21:41:57.239-04:002014-08-19T21:41:57.239-04:00I'm still waiting for the New Directions Pearl...I'm still waiting for the New Directions Pearl edition of Lamborghini's "El Fiord." Have stopped holding my breath in the meantime, though.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-53927185049400113782014-08-19T17:33:06.485-04:002014-08-19T17:33:06.485-04:00Until some poor lunatic translates Lamborghini for...Until some poor lunatic translates Lamborghini for me, they'll have to do.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-32783449114145720802014-08-19T17:24:33.709-04:002014-08-19T17:24:33.709-04:00Rise, as I mentioned to Tom, it's very gratify...Rise, as I mentioned to Tom, it's very gratifying to see you two original doomsters back for another year--thanks! As for Borges &/or Aira, why mess with success? That kind of "predictability" is a good thing!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-61572731383505936192014-08-19T17:20:57.340-04:002014-08-19T17:20:57.340-04:00Tom, I'm very happy to see you and Rise, the c...Tom, I'm very happy to see you and Rise, the charter ALoD members, back again. That'll make it all worthwhile right there! In other news, Aira & Quiroga have the makings of a potential dynamic duo.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-8947788627498186102014-08-19T17:18:17.154-04:002014-08-19T17:18:17.154-04:00Mel, I agree--I like how you think! Mel, I agree--I like how you think! Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-39461922626895306212014-08-19T17:17:15.538-04:002014-08-19T17:17:15.538-04:00Jacqui, wonderful news--and our first "lady d...Jacqui, wonderful news--and our first "lady doomster" at last! Look forward to your selections as always and your wine comment has me thinking of how nice a Malbec would taste about now. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-79503947667805523942014-08-19T11:38:49.207-04:002014-08-19T11:38:49.207-04:00Borges. Or Aira (too), in case the books I ordered...Borges. Or Aira (too), in case the books I ordered arrive on time. Too predictable, eh.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-58367492085259345752014-08-19T09:39:42.850-04:002014-08-19T09:39:42.850-04:00I am maybe going for Quiroga, too. And there is a...I am maybe going for Quiroga, too. And there is always Aira. Always, always. Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-38455587446102351012014-08-19T03:19:06.214-04:002014-08-19T03:19:06.214-04:00Sounds like a good time to read some horacio quiro...Sounds like a good time to read some horacio quirogaMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-16036511404336920942014-08-19T03:11:59.478-04:002014-08-19T03:11:59.478-04:00I'll have a crack at this, Richard. I have two...I'll have a crack at this, Richard. I have two or three books that ought to fit the bill. Who knows, I might even write something on Argentinian wine...JacquiWinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220597283351925721noreply@blogger.com