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Posts Tagged ‘Thomas Mann’
The Literary Horologist: Paul Harding “Tinkers” With Time
Posted: December 19, 2009
Tags: Elizabeth McCracken, Gabriel García Márquez, clockwork universe, non-linear narrative, determinism
“… I don’t write the book in any order, I just literally wake up and wonder about whatever immediately strikes me as interesting. Usually I have a question about something: ‘What does she think at that point?’ Or, ‘What does he do?’ Or, ‘What does the cemetery look like in the autumn?’ And I just start writing.”
The Meaning of Words: Rob Riemen on Art and Communication
Posted: August 26, 2009
Tags: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, nonfiction, art, Joseph Frank, Daniel Goldhagen
“When words no longer tell the truth, when words turn into lies, language dies, and we with the language. It is the first and foremost task of every poet, of every novelist, to write meaningful words, to write truthful words. You don’t have to be religious, or a philosopher, or a great expert on Plato to realize that a language cannot be without truth.”
