Behind the Scenes
Bye America
Taking a random, spur of the moment trip with Ken B. to Paris, Turin, and wherever else things decide to tell us to get. Hopefully will still be chiming in on some of y’alls during that time, from Saturday to 8-10 days or so abroad.
Since I have the night to decide what books I’m going to bring with me on the two 14 hour flights, maybe I could use some help. I have a lot of books to choose from. If you feel like it, take a peek at the books I haven’t read, and make suggestions from the archives of which ones should come along in my bag?
Right now the arm of my sofa is placeholding The Great Fire of London by Jacques Roubaud, The Voyeur by Alain Robbe-Grillet, and Hidden Camera by Zoran Zivkovic. Not married to those selections, so any ‘Dude, read this, man’-ing would be most rad.
As well would any recommendations of must-see places in Paris, Turin, or the local outlying regions thereabout.
Bye!
Tags: jacques roubaud, robbe-grillet
the only book that makes sense to me is “journey to the end of the night” by celine.
i still don’t understand how you haven’t read that one. even my illiterate ass has read it.
the only book that makes sense to me is “journey to the end of the night” by celine.
i still don’t understand how you haven’t read that one. even my illiterate ass has read it.
unfortunately its not on my shelf of easy access. one day will do it tho.
unfortunately its not on my shelf of easy access. one day will do it tho.
I understand Berg is good.
I’m enjoying God’s Hazard so far. It’s also small and won’t take too much space.
I understand Berg is good.
I’m enjoying God’s Hazard so far. It’s also small and won’t take too much space.
While in Paris, check out Père Lachaise Cemetery. Tons of fun corpses, like: Apollinaire, Balzac, Barbusse, Guattari, Lyotard, Marcel Marceau, Merleau-Ponty, Proust, Colette, Gertrude Stein, Oscar Wilde, Richard Wright, Jim Morrison, Max Ernst, etc. etc. I bet some of them have become ghosts, so maybe go at night.
While in Paris, check out Père Lachaise Cemetery. Tons of fun corpses, like: Apollinaire, Balzac, Barbusse, Guattari, Lyotard, Marcel Marceau, Merleau-Ponty, Proust, Colette, Gertrude Stein, Oscar Wilde, Richard Wright, Jim Morrison, Max Ernst, etc. etc. I bet some of them have become ghosts, so maybe go at night.
I remember enjoying the Roubard book quite a lot when I read it. Have a great trip.
I remember enjoying the Roubard book quite a lot when I read it. Have a great trip.
Stein’s Paris France might be a cliched read for Paris but it’s a good one nonetheless. Maybe read it in its French translation.
Stein’s Paris France might be a cliched read for Paris but it’s a good one nonetheless. Maybe read it in its French translation.
happy trails, dude.
happy trails, dude.
enjoy the trip. I would take A HEAVEN OF OTHERS. just read it. loved it.
enjoy the trip. I would take A HEAVEN OF OTHERS. just read it. loved it.
Gotta read the Diane Williams, man. Short and good for a plane ride, especially if you are battling distractions. Knockemstiff was my fave of 2008–so you should read that too. Have fun, guys.
Gotta read the Diane Williams, man. Short and good for a plane ride, especially if you are battling distractions. Knockemstiff was my fave of 2008–so you should read that too. Have fun, guys.
knockemstiff was awesome. good suggestion.
knockemstiff was awesome. good suggestion.
You can’t go wrong with Robbe-Grillet’s The Voyeur – I love that book so much. Hope you enjoy your trip.
You can’t go wrong with Robbe-Grillet’s The Voyeur – I love that book so much. Hope you enjoy your trip.
Friend just finished The Voyeur and sent urgent praise for it my way… the timing seems perfect, go with it man, and say hi to Dennis for me when yr there…
Larry aka Winter Rates…
Friend just finished The Voyeur and sent urgent praise for it my way… the timing seems perfect, go with it man, and say hi to Dennis for me when yr there…
Larry aka Winter Rates…
Hope you enjoy “The Voyeur,” Blake, and say hi to Dennis for me. Happy journey, as they say in India.
Hope you enjoy “The Voyeur,” Blake, and say hi to Dennis for me. Happy journey, as they say in India.