Jul. 18, 2010 at 12:05pm with 19 notes
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walkwhilereading: Alicia believe’s more of us should read Horacio Castellanos Moya. This is an author I’d never heard of before she replied to my reply. Although, not a lot of his work is translated into English, I could only really find Senselessness and The She-Devil in the Mirror both of which sound very interesting. I can’t help but agree with Alicia, I believe more of us should be reading him. Poking around a little more I found this article in Guernica he wrote on Roberto Bolano, which was a little eye opening to say the least. I have a serious love hate relationship with Bolano, after reading 2666. I think it’s time I give him another shot, to win me over completely. I think I’m going to read The Savage Detectives next. I believe it needs to be done.  Lastly, following Alicia would be good for you.  Look at me getting promoted after I had such a ‘tude! :) “Bolaño Inc.” was a bit of TRUTH that got incredibly misconstrued all over the internet. It was an indictment of how he’s been marketed, not an indictment of people who read Bolaño. Dance With Snakes is another Moya book available in English, and perhaps where people should start. It is the most straight-forward of the three but is still mind-blowing. Senselessness has been the most praised and widely read, for good fucking reason. You won’t breathe the whole time. In each of the translated works, people’s minds are unraveling and it’s gripping and cinematic in the best sense. Also: A love/hate relationship with Bolaño?! I can understand. 2666 frustrated me after I first finished it, but time has healed the wounds and I think about Amalfitano far too much. I’d suggest reading some of the shorter works? The Skating Rink, for example, is not investment-level and is very readable.

walkwhilereading:

Alicia believe’s more of us should read Horacio Castellanos Moya. This is an author I’d never heard of before she replied to my reply. Although, not a lot of his work is translated into English, I could only really find Senselessness and The She-Devil in the Mirror both of which sound very interesting. I can’t help but agree with Alicia, I believe more of us should be reading him. Poking around a little more I found this article in Guernica he wrote on Roberto Bolano, which was a little eye opening to say the least. I have a serious love hate relationship with Bolano, after reading 2666. I think it’s time I give him another shot, to win me over completely. I think I’m going to read The Savage Detectives next. I believe it needs to be done. 

Lastly, following Alicia would be good for you. 

Look at me getting promoted after I had such a ‘tude! :)

“Bolaño Inc.” was a bit of TRUTH that got incredibly misconstrued all over the internet. It was an indictment of how he’s been marketed, not an indictment of people who read Bolaño. Dance With Snakes is another Moya book available in English, and perhaps where people should start. It is the most straight-forward of the three but is still mind-blowing. Senselessness has been the most praised and widely read, for good fucking reason. You won’t breathe the whole time. In each of the translated works, people’s minds are unraveling and it’s gripping and cinematic in the best sense.

Also: A love/hate relationship with Bolaño?! I can understand. 2666 frustrated me after I first finished it, but time has healed the wounds and I think about Amalfitano far too much. I’d suggest reading some of the shorter works? The Skating Rink, for example, is not investment-level and is very readable.

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    I’ve had Moya written down in my Moleskine for some time, meaning to find an English translation of him at a bookstore....
  3. deliciouswithclause reblogged this from walkwhilereading and added:
    Look at me getting promoted after I had such a ‘tude! :) “Bolaño Inc.” was a bit...TRUTH...
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