--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Jack Bludis
<buildsnburns@...> wrote:
>
> I read one book by Alain Robbe-Grillet when I was
in
> college. I still remember some of the images. A
cigarette
> pack un-crumbling in the water, a tile floor with
blood, a
> man peddling frantically to catch a ferry before it
leaves
> an island, and (this is a presumption) a murder
having been
> committed. I think he's trying to get off the island
before
> the body is discovered.
>
> I was entranced. I think I began to read the one
about the
> plantation and either quit on it, or skimmed it so
fast
> that it made no sense.
That sounds like Robbe-Grillet. For complete insurance
against having any fun, I suggest a combined dose of
Robbe-Grillet and the late Marguerite Duras. Ah, the old days
(?).
Best,
mrt
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