Harold Bloom
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Some Novels of 1923 at 100 Years Old – #1
The Rover, Joseph ConradOpens in 1796 with a vibe like Treasure Island. The rover Peyrol wants to retire from the seafaring pirate life and settle on French soil near where he was born. In the time since he’s been there, France has much changed. There’s intrigue, and he’s concerned he’ll be a wanted man. The Continue reading
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A Peek Inside the Illustrated 40th Anniversary Edition of Little, Big
Yesterday, I received my copy of the 25th/40th Anniversary edition of Little, Big. Like many longtime re-readers of this novel, I’ve been waiting for this for several years. The edition is a long labor of love by the publisher Ron Drummond who first proposed the idea to John Crowley in 1992 or 1993. You can Continue reading
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On the 50th Anniversary of Gravity’s Rainbow – Exuberance is Beauty.
Today is the 50th Anniversary of the publication of Gravity’s Rainbow. Here’s Harold Bloom in his 2003 Introduction to his Modern Critical Views volume on Pynchon. The not unimpressive polemic of Norman Mailer—-that Fascism always lurks where plastic dominates—-is in Pynchon not a polemic but a total vision. Mailer, for all his legitimate status as Continue reading
About Talking Big
All posts by Jay Innis Murray.
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