tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post2548951842543051944..comments2024-01-15T05:26:06.518+00:00Comments on THOUGHTS OF XANADU: An Extract From Juan The Landless: Juan GoytisoloKubla Khanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973223751363547679noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post-81567556786667812262007-08-24T23:55:00.000+01:002007-08-24T23:55:00.000+01:00Alok I have read A heart so white, by Marias...Alok I have read A heart so white, by Marias. it is his only novel that i have read. he too is a great writer and usually compared to Marquez a la magic realism etc<BR/>but this Goytisolo writing......is another planet.<BR/><BR/>yes, Goytisolo's other books are supposed to be great too, including landscapes after the battle.<BR/>Happy hunting!Kubla Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973223751363547679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post-8860855011737204302007-08-24T20:33:00.000+01:002007-08-24T20:33:00.000+01:00btw, you must have read Javier Marias. He is anoth...btw, you must have read Javier Marias. He is another writer I hear when the topic of greatest living spanish writer comes up. I had some of his books back home but for some reason never really got started with them....Alokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947383354732747209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post-6291307503676462832007-08-24T20:22:00.000+01:002007-08-24T20:22:00.000+01:00okay, i searched again. the sister library has his...okay, i searched again. the sister library has his marx family saga, landscape after the battle and a few more books. will definitely take a trip and check out this saturday. oh that's tomorrow. great!!Alokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947383354732747209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post-30497610627047284042007-08-24T20:11:00.000+01:002007-08-24T20:11:00.000+01:00AlokBelieve me, the immensity of this prose, its b...Alok<BR/><BR/>Believe me, the immensity of this prose, its brilliance is so unmatchable that, I, usually dour and miserly with praise for writers, find myself breathless.<BR/>I will try to post another extract soon, but.....grab him soon!Kubla Khanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973223751363547679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33019812.post-87212886634983132522007-08-24T20:06:00.000+01:002007-08-24T20:06:00.000+01:00I read your previous post on this writer with grea...I read your previous post on this writer with great interest too. and this has further whetted my appetite. the book doesn't seem to be there in my local library but will definitely be on a look out when I am in a book store the next time.Alokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12947383354732747209noreply@blogger.com