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Review of Garielle Lutz's Backwardness — Socrates on the Beach

I wrote about “untranslatability,” sentences that are more fun to read aloud, and Backwardness, Garielle Lutz’s memoir-in-miscellanea, for Socrates on the Beach socratesonthebeach.com/review-of-ga...

04.03.2025 02:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Unplanned but hell yeah (sorry for the late reply!)

10.01.2024 14:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

yes! Dillard’s sentences are wild, mouthy, a joy to read aloud. it’s a book I’ll open to a random page and read a bit just for the rhythm/feel. (I am on here irregularly, apologies for the slow reply)

10.01.2024 14:18 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi, FRA KEELER Ana Paula Maia, OF CATTLE AND MEN Olga Ravn, MY WORK Tom Comitta, THE NATURE BOOK Sebastian Castillo, SALMON Lucy Ives, LIFE IS EVERYWHERE Ingeborg Bachmann, MALINA Kate Briggs, THE LONG FORM Annie Dillard, THE MAYTREES Jane Bowles, TWO SERIOUS LADIES

Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi, FRA KEELER Ana Paula Maia, OF CATTLE AND MEN Olga Ravn, MY WORK Tom Comitta, THE NATURE BOOK Sebastian Castillo, SALMON Lucy Ives, LIFE IS EVERYWHERE Ingeborg Bachmann, MALINA Kate Briggs, THE LONG FORM Annie Dillard, THE MAYTREES Jane Bowles, TWO SERIOUS LADIES

ten favorite reads from this year

31.12.2023 21:13 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
Lydia Davis’s new book, OUR STRANGERS

Lydia Davis’s new book, OUR STRANGERS

The Talk Artist His literary form is the live talk, without notes, without script. After he has given them, these talks may be published. Now I am reading a talk he has given in Philadelphia-the words are there on the page, and I hear him speaking them, though I don't know him or the sound of his voice. I am reading this in the bath, and even if I weren't in the bath, I would find there was a certain intimacy in reading something written by someone who cares about writing, especially a talk he once delivered in person. Then I am at a party, and I see the author of the talk. He leans across several people to shake hands with me, clutching with his other hand the two lapels of his corduroy jacket and smiling with the friendliness of someone who has just arrived at a party, but not speaking. He doesn't speak, and all evening I am not within earshot of him and don't see him

The Talk Artist His literary form is the live talk, without notes, without script. After he has given them, these talks may be published. Now I am reading a talk he has given in Philadelphia-the words are there on the page, and I hear him speaking them, though I don't know him or the sound of his voice. I am reading this in the bath, and even if I weren't in the bath, I would find there was a certain intimacy in reading something written by someone who cares about writing, especially a talk he once delivered in person. Then I am at a party, and I see the author of the talk. He leans across several people to shake hands with me, clutching with his other hand the two lapels of his corduroy jacket and smiling with the friendliness of someone who has just arrived at a party, but not speaking. He doesn't speak, and all evening I am not within earshot of him and don't see him

speaking, so for me, for that part of the evening, he remains speechless. But back at home, the book still lies open over the rim of the bathtub, and in it, though a little less friendly than in person, a little more serious, he is speaking at great length and without interruption.

speaking, so for me, for that part of the evening, he remains speechless. But back at home, the book still lies open over the rim of the bathtub, and in it, though a little less friendly than in person, a little more serious, he is speaking at great length and without interruption.

Lydia Davis on David Antin (?)

24.09.2023 15:59 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
People also ask: What would Thomas Bernhard do?

People also ask: What would Thomas Bernhard do?

many are asking this

26.08.2023 14:43 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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