Guest Babar Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 I don't know what the english blurb reads like, but here in France it looks like The past - as it maybe was - sheds on the mirror the shadow of a present - different from what it was ? An unprecedented editorial event An hypnotic and disconcerting piece of literature. An adventure story. A love story. Two beings united in a secret pact. So I started this book, i'm like 30 pages in. To sum it up, a young and unknown author meets a book critic in order to present him a manuscript that has stricken his mind. The novel is by a 17 yo girl, and despite the fact it is poorly written, the story is mesmerizing. The critic suggests the young author to rewrite the novel : once it's done they'll publish the book, receive a renowned prized, fill their pockets with money. One condition though : the young author must stay in the shadows, so that all the fame, which will get amplified by her young age, goes to the girl. That will imply they keep the secret : this is the only way the book sells as good as Francoise Sagan's Bonjour Tristesse (published in 1954 when she was 18). Now, let's read that blurb again An unprecedented editorial event well, it's obviously what I am talking about. I thought it concerned the book itself. Nope. It's about the book within the book. And this is amazing, because the past now that I have read the book as it maybe was as promoted on the blurb sheds on the mirror the shadow of a present the book's reading (the shadow of a present) offers me a new way to read the blurb (the mirror) different from what it was ? yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDO Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 watch any charlie kaufman flick and post your reactions please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Member Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlucharski Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 watch any charlie kaufman flick and post your reactions please. uhh those americans just don't get it, to pragmatic, their philosophers: footnotes to europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Babar Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 *stands* + they lack methodology, thus they lack mysticism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlucharski Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 *high five* :sup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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essines Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 i still have no idea what this book is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KY Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 looking forward to reading the book, so i'm not going to check this thread out until after my eyes/brain combo have sorted out the pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr_Nova Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Murakami's my favorite living author (of the tiny amount of living authors I've read --practically illiterate) so I'm sure I'll love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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