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By Editor posted at 2:36 pm on June 15, 2008 3

Much linked elsewhere, Triple Canopy has published the first complete English translation of the Roberto Bolano’s 1999 speech accepting the Romulo Gallegos Prize.
Keith Gessen of n+1 and All the Sad Young Literary Men has started a blog. People who like to make grand pronouncements about such things and/or snark about them are all aflutter. (via)
Onward in snark, Tao Lin describes the “Levels of Greatness” for the American novelist. Spoiler alert: Philip Roth wins again. (via)
Robert McCrum chronicles his ten years as The Observer’s literary editor in ten chapters, from “Chapter 1: New Blood: Zadie Smith” to “Chapter 10: The Kindle.”

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3 Responses to “Curiosities”

Tao Lin
at 4:04 pm on June 15, 2008
thank you for linking

good job
ed
at 6:04 pm on June 15, 2008
Well, if you're going to shit talk, at least I know how to spell an elementary five-letter name.
Max
at 6:26 pm on June 15, 2008
touche

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