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Funhouse	Posted: Dec 1 2009, 08:30 AM
Perpetually Lost Group: Members Posts: 1,968 Member No.: 50 Joined: 5-December 06	The Plains, Gerald Murnane Fuck me. I've just stumbled belatedly upon the most interesting Australian writer alive, and he apparently lives just down the road from me. I'll have to start a thread, but for now suffice to say that you MUST read some stuff by Murnane. Incredible. Brings to mind Borges and Calvino.

Funhouse	Posted: Dec 2 2009, 03:19 AM
Perpetually Lost Group: Members Posts: 1,968 Member No.: 50 Joined: 5-December 06	The Zookeeper's War, Steven Conte Meh. This won a major award here in Australia last year, but the best I can say about it is that it's competent.

Funhouse	Posted: Dec 2 2009, 03:25 AM
Perpetually Lost Group: Members Posts: 1,968 Member No.: 50 Joined: 5-December 06	From Hell, Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell. See Moore thread.

Porphry	Posted: Dec 2 2009, 07:26 AM
last too-sick disciple Group: Members Posts: 520 Member No.: 1,819 Joined: 9-April 08	The Journalist, Harry Mathews. Really excellent; multi-layered enough to be rewarding for both casual reading and rigorous scrutiny; I'll have to search out more Mathews now.

nnyhav

Posted: Dec 2 2009, 08:57 AM

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QUOTE (Porphry @ Dec 2 2009, 07:26 AM)

The Journalist, Harry Mathews.
Really excellent; multi-layered enough to be rewarding for both casual reading and rigorous scrutiny; I'll have to search out more Mathews now.

One of the substantial works by the American Oulipian I haven't gotten to yet ...

If you're ok with reading editions, the early novels are collected in "The Sinking of Odradek Stadium and other novels" (Tlooth & The Conversions) ... Dalkey is doing yeoman service in making him available.

John Gargo	Posted: Dec 2 2009, 11:03 AM
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Posted: Dec 2 2009, 11:30 AM

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QUOTE (nnyhav @ Dec 2 2009, 08:57 AM)

QUOTE (Porphry @ Dec 2 2009, 07:26 AM)

The Journalist, Harry Mathews.
Really excellent; multi-layered enough to be rewarding for both casual reading and rigorous scrutiny; I'll have to search out more Mathews now.

Harry Matthews is the guy i've always meant to read in the Dalkey ed. One of the most switched on and generous Spiral guys is a big Harry Matthews fan. Next year or perhaps for Christmas

Canox	Posted: Dec 2 2009, 07:21 PM
bleh Group: Members Posts: 2,831 Member No.: 2,508 Joined: 13-July 08	An Imaginary Life, David Malouf superb.

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