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Originally Posted by Nile577
I am reading:
The Recognitions, by William Gaddis.
Petersburg, by Andrei Bely
Of Grammatology, by Jacques Derrida.
I hope to start a book review thread in the near future.
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Bely--the greatest modernist writer in my humble opinion.
Anyhoo, just finished the following last month:
Goncharov's Oblomov--already an absolute favorite of mine.
Bukowski's Ham on Rye--an easy to read biography of self-loathing and destruction I wasnt terribly impressed with.
Balzac's Lost Illusions--excellent look at the struggles of creative people in society.
Foucault's Essays on Power--not terribly impressed actually.
Alain Robbet-Grillet--Recollections of a Golden Triangle--interesting narration, but perhaps the most perverse book Ive ever read.
T E Lawrence's The Seven Pillars of Wisdom--an amazing account which provides an excellent understanding of the arab people.