Comments on: Nicholson Baker: The Anthologist

By: John Fante: Ask The Dust « shigekuni.

John Fante: Ask The Dust « shigekuni. — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:32:49 +0000

[...] At best, there’s a contrast involved, as with Nicholson Baker’s The Anthologist (cf my review here) which featured a ‘knowledgeable’ protagonist, whose knowledge was limited and [...]

By: TonyH

TonyH — Wed, 26 May 2010 19:18:28 +0000

Definitely.

By: shigekuni

shigekuni — Wed, 26 May 2010 18:32:54 +0000

Thank you for commenting. The angle you mention is interesting, I had a similar idea in my notes. There’s lots of fascinating stuff in that book, no?

By: TonyH

TonyH — Tue, 25 May 2010 20:43:02 +0000

Everything you say makes sense. To me it is an interesting book not about sense — you mention an hermeneutic approach, which I like — it also seems to me to be an heuristic process Chowder is going through, which happens to deeply involve poetry. I mean heuristic in the sense of a process of learning, but also it reminds me of the process outlined by Moustakas for research. It might also seem a process linked to grief.

By: Koalas: Peter Carey’s “Theft: A Love Story” « shigekuni.

Koalas: Peter Carey’s “Theft: A Love Story” « shigekuni. — Sat, 15 May 2010 10:58:15 +0000

[...] own. It’s a bit like listening to the protagonist of Nicholson Baker’s The Anthologist (my review here). Unlike Baker’s lonely poet, Butcher’s not alone, he never is, Hugh always accompanies [...]

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Christopher Isherwood: A Single Man - World Literature Forum — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:41:16 +0000

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By: Humbling: Christopher Isherwood’s “A Single Man” « shigekuni.

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By: Nicholson Baker: The Anthologist - World Literature Forum

Nicholson Baker: The Anthologist - World Literature Forum — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:58:52 +0000

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