tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post9062365823426568453..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: Ficciones: 2011 Argentina Reading ChallengeRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-66770883781347405882011-09-25T01:39:44.143-04:002011-09-25T01:39:44.143-04:00*Tom: Belated thanks for that translation tidbit--...*Tom: Belated thanks for that translation tidbit--it's nice to be surrounded by intrepid researchers who are much more on the ball than I am!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-8305509183180822782011-09-20T12:06:45.653-04:002011-09-20T12:06:45.653-04:00The Englishing ofMy Dinner(s) with Jorge appears t...The Englishing of<i>My Dinner(s) with Jorge</i> appears to be <a href="http://legacy.www.nypl.org/research/chss/scholars/currentfellows.html" rel="nofollow">underway</a>, in the capable hands of Esther Allen, tr. of <i>Dark Back of Time</i>.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-32658403047336444162011-09-20T11:59:04.589-04:002011-09-20T11:59:04.589-04:00*Tom: I've flipped through Martín Fierro befor...*Tom: I've flipped through <em>Martín Fierro</em> before but never read much of it. Will be interested in hearing what you make of it. Was looking at the Bioy Casares book at work the other night and think that it will hold much of interest. Every other entry seems to begin, "Borges had dinner at our house..." before launching into one literary anecdote or another. Should be an eye-opener!<br /><br />*Rise: Ha ha, "by my green candle" indeed! I figure this challenge should be a good pretext for me to return to my Lat Am reading roots, but I'm excited to be reading in such fine company regardless. Look forward to seeing what you end up choosing, and I'll try to provide some Bioy Casares <em>Borges</em> extracts in the near future (the diary format should make it perfect for blog post plundering). By the way, I think I remember reading that the diary is either already available in English or is in the process of being translated--will have to look into that!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-14976469741276903842011-09-20T00:40:55.092-04:002011-09-20T00:40:55.092-04:00By my green candle! The invasion of Argentina'...By my green candle! The invasion of Argentina's library just became a full scale war, Richard. I also lined up a book by Aira, but might listen to Borges lectures on poetry for maximum impact. <br /><br />THAT <i>Borges</i> diary is a must-translate tome.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-91576085271130877192011-09-19T16:48:01.249-04:002011-09-19T16:48:01.249-04:00I think I'll join up with this, too. I have b...I think I'll join up with this, too. I have been wavering between more Literary Doom and going back to one of the cornerstones. I think <i>Martín Fierro</i> has won that argument. And then I add in the two Aira books I read earlier in the year and I'm up to three, all extra-short.<br /><br />From your list, the book I most want to know about is <i>Borges</i> - holy cow! Jimminy Christmas! Etc.!Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com