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fistfullofsteel
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Anybody read Thomas Mann?? He wrote books titled, The Magic Mountain, Doctor Faustus, Confessions of Felix Krull (Confidence Man), Joseph and His Brothers, The Transposed Heads, and whatever else he wrote. I read almost all of Confidence Man and it was torture. Your thoughts on his other books???
<=========I Guess I'm with Stupid!!!
http://www.amazon.com/Joseph-His-Br...0609422?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178075172&sr=1-1
(Talking about Joseph and His Brothers)
Anyone who has read my Listmania "Escape Mass Market Fiction" knows that I touted this novel (tertrology actually) as having ".... the most exquisite language since Shakespeare". But it is truly beyond that. After 30 years and over 3,000 books read I can affirm that there simply has been no greater work of fiction produced in any century by man or woman. One of the reviewers for the Lowe-Porter translation was dead-on saying you keep wanting to go back and reread the last 20 pages you managed to finish just to savor the experience. Original editions are a little rare and expensive, but, like any treasure, it's rewards are transcendental, and once read, you can consider yourself part of the most esoteric world of the true literati. NOTE-- Beginners who are easily scared off and prefer to sample before committing might want to skip the Preludes and go straight to the main chapters.
I really don't know what to think about the reviews on Amazon.com.
<=========I Guess I'm with Stupid!!!
http://www.amazon.com/Joseph-His-Br...0609422?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1178075172&sr=1-1
(Talking about Joseph and His Brothers)
Anyone who has read my Listmania "Escape Mass Market Fiction" knows that I touted this novel (tertrology actually) as having ".... the most exquisite language since Shakespeare". But it is truly beyond that. After 30 years and over 3,000 books read I can affirm that there simply has been no greater work of fiction produced in any century by man or woman. One of the reviewers for the Lowe-Porter translation was dead-on saying you keep wanting to go back and reread the last 20 pages you managed to finish just to savor the experience. Original editions are a little rare and expensive, but, like any treasure, it's rewards are transcendental, and once read, you can consider yourself part of the most esoteric world of the true literati. NOTE-- Beginners who are easily scared off and prefer to sample before committing might want to skip the Preludes and go straight to the main chapters.
I really don't know what to think about the reviews on Amazon.com.
