tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post31465156842158213..comments2024-03-18T17:49:52.065+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: Nazi Literature in the Americas by Roberto BolanoMel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-7940406768150377292011-10-24T07:51:16.012+08:002011-10-24T07:51:16.012+08:00Rise-I am looking forward to the group read-I will...Rise-I am looking forward to the group read-I will mention it again just before it is ready to start.Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-69743782426910392792011-10-23T23:01:01.579+08:002011-10-23T23:01:01.579+08:00Thanks for the group read plug, Mel. Nazi Lit must...Thanks for the group read plug, Mel. <i>Nazi Lit</i> must be one of my three or four favorite books by Bolaño. I didn't get all the literary in-jokes too but, yes, it didn't hamper the enjoyment. One I recognized, someone with a lot of aliases - a nod to the heteronyms of Pessoa - is really funny.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-74279957423357404932011-10-23T16:40:12.822+08:002011-10-23T16:40:12.822+08:00Richard-I am really looking forward to the read al...Richard-I am really looking forward to the read along for Savage Detectives-I will mention it again when it is near to starting<br /><br />Parrish Lantern-I hope you can join in the read along with us-and know I was not aware of the information you mentioned<br /><br />Becky(Page Turner)-I might reread One Night in Chile soon-I hope you can consider joining in for the Savage Detectives read alongMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-81893380418255626542011-10-23T16:09:38.730+08:002011-10-23T16:09:38.730+08:00The only Bolano book I have read so far is By Nigh...The only Bolano book I have read so far is By Night in Chile and I have to admit that I loved it! I have since purchased a lot of his books and have started a couple, but none have grabbed my attention as much as By Night in Chile did right from the word go. I do own this one and haven't started it so I will give it a go next time I am in the mood for some BolanoRebecca Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144719070318640603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-82068852771904746912011-10-23T15:21:46.940+08:002011-10-23T15:21:46.940+08:00Hi, Mel, As you know I'm a big fan of Bolano, ...Hi, Mel, As you know I'm a big fan of Bolano, having read most of his works to date & This although not my favourite I still loved & was fascinated how using this encyclopaedia style format could still write a classic Bolano book. Also liked the way it played as a homage to another favourite writer Jorge Luis Borges, agree with Richard's comment above on Distant Star & also I'd recommend to you, that if you've not read Last Evenings on Earth, you should it's actually my favourite & as a short story fan would be of interest to you.<br />Ps, thanks for the link.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-75216228587738353022011-10-23T09:31:05.630+08:002011-10-23T09:31:05.630+08:00Thanks for mentioning the Savage Detectives group ...Thanks for mentioning the <em>Savage Detectives</em> group read, Mel. There's quite a lot of my favorite bloggers signed up already, which is quite a bonus. Anyway, <em>Nazi Literature in the Americas</em> is one of my favorite Bolaño works. Love the biting satire. Love the imagination and the writing on display. You probably already know this, but Bolaño's <em>Distant Star</em> expands the last mini-biography of this book into a full-length novel. It's also excellent but more traumatizing in some ways in terms of its tone.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.com