May 24th, 2010 / 6:08 pm
Snippets
Snippets
Blake Butler—
Be sure to check out the incredible Dalkey Archive Summer Sale, where through June 4 you can get 5 Dalkey titles for $35, 10 for $65, or 20 for $120 (shipping included in the U.S.). These people work my credit card hard at least twice a year, and I love them for it.
nice! im doin it again.
curious, i want to read a stanley elkin, but i’m new to him. which is a good introduction to his writing?
the Magic Kingdom is the shit
hate to kill the witz party, but i think that its not eligible for the summer sale?
quote:
“Offer applies to all trade paperbacks and issues of the Review of Contemporary Fiction published before April ’10.”
But there are at least two ways to interpret that sentence…
ah, yes, i assumed that the date restriction there applied to RCF only, but you might be right. if anyone orders and hears one way or the other please let us know!
oh, wow. there are so many people here I’ve never heard of. could anybody make some recommendations? I’d really appreciate it.
Log of the S.S. The Mrs Unguentine – by Stanley Crawford
The Tunnel – by William Gass
Europeana – by Patrik Ouredník
thx!
Thanks, Blake! Been waiting for this. I just spent…way, way too much money. But, oh, the joy of opening this box in a week or so…
I thought Siamese by Stig Saeterbakken was pretty brilliant.
nice! im doin it again.
curious, i want to read a stanley elkin, but i’m new to him. which is a good introduction to his writing?
the Magic Kingdom is the shit
hate to kill the witz party, but i think that its not eligible for the summer sale?
quote:
“Offer applies to all trade paperbacks and issues of the Review of Contemporary Fiction published before April ’10.”
But there are at least two ways to interpret that sentence…
ah, yes, i assumed that the date restriction there applied to RCF only, but you might be right. if anyone orders and hears one way or the other please let us know!
oh, wow. there are so many people here I’ve never heard of. could anybody make some recommendations? I’d really appreciate it.
Try ‘Killoyle’. It is one of the funniest books ever written.
Log of the S.S. The Mrs Unguentine – by Stanley Crawford
The Tunnel – by William Gass
Europeana – by Patrik Ouredník
thx!
Thanks, Blake! Been waiting for this. I just spent…way, way too much money. But, oh, the joy of opening this box in a week or so…
I thought Siamese by Stig Saeterbakken was pretty brilliant.
Try ‘Killoyle’. It is one of the funniest books ever written.
Europeana is terrific. These sales are also a good chance to fill any David Markson lacunae you might have.
Everyone had great picks the last time Dalkey ran this sale; I’m looking forward to checking out more of y’all’s recommendations.
Mati Unt, Things in the Night
Gilbert Sorrentino, anything, but I really enjoyed Imaginary Qualities of Actual Things
Yes on Ourednik’s Europeana. Great call, Ken.
Rikki Ducornet, anything
Roubaud, The Great Fire of London
Dubravka Ugresic
Harry Mathews, Cigarettes
Gert Jonke, anything
Gass, The Tunnel (obviously)
nightwork by christine schutt
the age of wire and string by ben marcus
the tunnel by william gass (seriously, this should be required reading for all humans)
these are all obvious. i am sorry :(
Thanks, everyone! I’ll check these out.
I can confrim, after talking with melissa at dalkey, that WITZ is off limits.
thank you Gavin. i updated.
Europeana is terrific. These sales are also a good chance to fill any David Markson lacunae you might have.
Everyone had great picks the last time Dalkey ran this sale; I’m looking forward to checking out more of y’all’s recommendations.
Mati Unt, Things in the Night
Gilbert Sorrentino, anything, but I really enjoyed Imaginary Qualities of Actual Things
Yes on Ourednik’s Europeana. Great call, Ken.
Rikki Ducornet, anything
Roubaud, The Great Fire of London
Dubravka Ugresic
Harry Mathews, Cigarettes
Gert Jonke, anything
Gass, The Tunnel (obviously)
EUROPEANA is the mouth smile on the other side of a glory hole.
david, i have never heard of nightwork.
i am going to check it out.
nightwork by christine schutt
the age of wire and string by ben marcus
the tunnel by william gass (seriously, this should be required reading for all humans)
these are all obvious. i am sorry :(
i hope you like it, jereme. it’s sleek.
Thanks, everyone! I’ll check these out.
I can confrim, after talking with melissa at dalkey, that WITZ is off limits.
thank you Gavin. i updated.
EUROPEANA is the mouth smile on the other side of a glory hole.
david, i have never heard of nightwork.
i am going to check it out.
i hope you like it, jereme. it’s sleek.