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I'm reading Daśa Drndić's (she needs more vowels) Belladonna, a wonderfully dense novel dealing with an older man recalling the major events of European history in the last century. Recalls Sebald, Magris, and Tokarczuk.
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My next book (I hope) is a reread of Leaves of Grass. Why? Because I want to remind myself that America can be great. Whitman made it so! When was the last time you reread Anna Karenina, Brothers Karamazov, Miłosz's or Bishop's Collected Poems? Quarantine and read!
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I can always re-read anything by Thomas (not Tom) Wolfe for the magnifent language. I'm currently re-reading Danielewsky's 'House of Leaves' for its sheer imaginativeness. If I knew I wasn't going anywhere for a LONG time, I might give Alan Moore's 'Jerusalem' another try.
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