tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post2162201216993041702..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: Robert Walser quivers and startles with worldly life - Walser in BerlinAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-27489924559065027452013-04-03T13:22:17.560-05:002013-04-03T13:22:17.560-05:00Walser's little whatever-they-ares have been r...Walser's little whatever-they-ares have been rewarding. I suppose I should try a novel, too, though.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-9360497823100026082013-04-03T11:05:08.269-05:002013-04-03T11:05:08.269-05:00I loved reading Walser when I was learning German....I loved reading Walser when I was learning German. The pieces were short, the vocabulary relatively simple and I felt like I got something worthwhile for the effort it took to read a few pages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-10459781400211979102013-04-02T15:13:13.523-05:002013-04-02T15:13:13.523-05:00I hope they release the complete Microscripts in a...I hope they release the complete <i>Microscripts</i> in a facsimile edition. Reproductions of crumpled envelopes, that sort of thing, mixed together in a steamer trunk.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-61618054366779225152013-04-02T10:16:54.244-05:002013-04-02T10:16:54.244-05:00That'd be "A Schoolboy's Diary"?...That'd be "A Schoolboy's Diary"? (I've just checked their site.) If this boom keeps going they'll have to translate the rest of the Microfictions because there will be nothing else left, and <i>that</i> will be nice. They'll Bolaño him. We'll end up reading his laundry lists. Umbagollahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14556344092820711893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-31321889710130923462013-04-02T08:28:01.475-05:002013-04-02T08:28:01.475-05:00Someone else will have to fill you in on his novel...Someone else will have to fill you in on his novels, but I do believe Walser is a writer you would find appealing.<br /><br />The little Walser boom has been fun to watch. NYRB has a new collection coming out in August - 70 stories in 208(!) pages.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-35563393546699688022013-04-02T06:16:05.044-05:002013-04-02T06:16:05.044-05:00A writer I've never tried, but obviously one I...A writer I've never tried, but obviously one I should - thanks for the tip :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.com