Comments on: 2666: The Part About Amalfitano http://www.bibliographing.com/2010/02/18/2666-the-part-about-amalfitano/ or, writing about books Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:34:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nicole http://www.bibliographing.com/2010/02/18/2666-the-part-about-amalfitano/comment-page-1/#comment-8149 nicole Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:23:38 +0000 http://www.bibliographing.com/?p=2365#comment-8149 Richard, you're right not to get Bolaño mixed up with Amalfitano, but this does seem to be something meta coming through. And I loved that quote as well! Richard, you’re right not to get Bolaño mixed up with Amalfitano, but this does seem to be something meta coming through. And I loved that quote as well!

]]> By: Richard http://www.bibliographing.com/2010/02/18/2666-the-part-about-amalfitano/comment-page-1/#comment-8095 Richard Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:48:49 +0000 http://www.bibliographing.com/?p=2365#comment-8095 Yes, it is hard to miss that, and I didn't. I was only making an observation. (By the way, I especially enjoyed Amalfitano's comment to the critics, regarding the best post-war German-language writers [quoting from memory, so probably not precise]: "What about Thomas Bernhard and Peter Handke?" Ha! Yes.) Yes, it is hard to miss that, and I didn’t. I was only making an observation. (By the way, I especially enjoyed Amalfitano’s comment to the critics, regarding the best post-war German-language writers [quoting from memory, so probably not precise]: “What about Thomas Bernhard and Peter Handke?” Ha! Yes.)

]]> By: Amateur Reader http://www.bibliographing.com/2010/02/18/2666-the-part-about-amalfitano/comment-page-1/#comment-8093 Amateur Reader Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:42:45 +0000 http://www.bibliographing.com/?p=2365#comment-8093 Richard, it's not the writer, it's the book. It's not the length, it's the perfection. It's hard to miss that every writer on Amalfitano's list wrote both kinds of books. Richard, it’s not the writer, it’s the book. It’s not the length, it’s the perfection.

It’s hard to miss that every writer on Amalfitano’s list wrote both kinds of books.

]]> By: Richard http://www.bibliographing.com/2010/02/18/2666-the-part-about-amalfitano/comment-page-1/#comment-8090 Richard Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:12:26 +0000 http://www.bibliographing.com/?p=2365#comment-8090 Well, it's hard to miss that that's a description of <i>2666</i>, but there's no particular reason to think that Bolaño shares Amalfitano's opinion on the matter, given his own clutch of shorter works. Well, it’s hard to miss that that’s a description of 2666, but there’s no particular reason to think that Bolaño shares Amalfitano’s opinion on the matter, given his own clutch of shorter works.

]]> By: Violet http://www.bibliographing.com/2010/02/18/2666-the-part-about-amalfitano/comment-page-1/#comment-8005 Violet Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:14:09 +0000 http://www.bibliographing.com/?p=2365#comment-8005 Obviously, that should be Barbara Pym. :) Obviously, that should be Barbara Pym. :)

]]> By: Violet http://www.bibliographing.com/2010/02/18/2666-the-part-about-amalfitano/comment-page-1/#comment-8004 Violet Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:13:06 +0000 http://www.bibliographing.com/?p=2365#comment-8004 I borrowed this from the library, but got sidetracked by Barbary Pym and Virginia Woolf, and didn't even start it. I'm going to have another try when I whittle down my TBR mountain. I borrowed this from the library, but got sidetracked by Barbary Pym and Virginia Woolf, and didn’t even start it. I’m going to have another try when I whittle down my TBR mountain.

]]> By: nicole http://www.bibliographing.com/2010/02/18/2666-the-part-about-amalfitano/comment-page-1/#comment-7963 nicole Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:17:01 +0000 http://www.bibliographing.com/?p=2365#comment-7963 They can't help themselves! Just like they can't help themselves from writing big messy books. They can’t help themselves! Just like they can’t help themselves from writing big messy books.

]]> By: Amateur Reader http://www.bibliographing.com/2010/02/18/2666-the-part-about-amalfitano/comment-page-1/#comment-7962 Amateur Reader Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:56:54 +0000 http://www.bibliographing.com/?p=2365#comment-7962 Hey, you have found Bolaño describing his own book. I swear, writers of big messy books always do this, always. Hey, you have found Bolaño describing his own book. I swear, writers of big messy books always do this, always.

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