Comments on: Collections of wondrous things http://www.bibliographing.com/2010/02/10/collections-of-wondrous-things/ or, writing about books Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:34:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amateur Reader http://www.bibliographing.com/2010/02/10/collections-of-wondrous-things/comment-page-1/#comment-7545 Amateur Reader Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:05:30 +0000 http://www.bibliographing.com/?p=2313#comment-7545 I'm pretty sure Pamuk included Melville in the list of writers he read voraciously as a teenager. And then he would have re-encountered a lot of Melvillish ideas through Borges. Pamuk is Bolaño's cousin is that sense - both are Borgesians. I’m pretty sure Pamuk included Melville in the list of writers he read voraciously as a teenager. And then he would have re-encountered a lot of Melvillish ideas through Borges.

Pamuk is Bolaño’s cousin is that sense – both are Borgesians.

]]> By: Colleen http://www.bibliographing.com/2010/02/10/collections-of-wondrous-things/comment-page-1/#comment-7528 Colleen Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:50:36 +0000 http://www.bibliographing.com/?p=2313#comment-7528 I don't know that I'd say the experience of reading Pamuk can be compared to that of Melville. But I would say that both authors surpass their peers in what they do. For Pamuk, I recommend My Name is Red to start, if you're interested. I don’t know that I’d say the experience of reading Pamuk can be compared to that of Melville. But I would say that both authors surpass their peers in what they do. For Pamuk, I recommend My Name is Red to start, if you’re interested.

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