I've heard about it, this is going to be big.
Thanks, Benny. I somehow expected more. I guess ChatGPT does not rate highly when it comes to humor and wit.
Nothing will ever top last year's teaser:
Where are you, Salixacaena?
Well, yeah. I mean, isn't Mats Malm some sort of "clever" and mildly articulate robot?
It would seem that his (her?) last appearance here was in April 2022; he was not happy with us (or, more precisely, he was distinctly unhappy with some more than with others), predicted our imminent demise, and then disappeared. Whether he (she?) has been lurking remains to be seen, but I am unaware of any posts since last April.
Thought I would share this link as it may be of wider interest. I have not yet read Praiseworthy (but did preorder the forthcoming New Directions release), but Carpentaria is likely the best book I’ve read this year so far, and I also enjoyed The Swan Book. I find her to be a very inspiring individual, a worthy laureate despite her—only comparatively—sparse output, and hope she gives readers more to savor!"Literature is as old as speech. It grew out of a human need for it, and it has not changed except to become more needed."
Alexis Wright represents the oldest unbroken culture on Earth and in her latest novel she tackles the climate emergency.
Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright review – how can one novel contain so much?
Linguistically commodious and panoramically plotted, Wright’s 700-page monster would have given Henry James a heart attack – but it has so much to saywww.theguardian.com
"Long after the lesser concerns of contemporary fiction have ceased to matter, the work of Alexis Wright will remain." – The Guardian
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The Four Books and Lenin’s Kisses are his most famous works in China.In fact,he was known by people from Lenin’s Kisses in 2003.Lenin’s Kisses shocked the entire Chinese literary world that year.
Yu Hua is also a social writer,but not as radical as Lianke.To Live is the most famous novel in contemporary China,just like The Great Gatsby in US.It has sold more than 20 million copies in China.
I also perceive him as a social writer, but I think their focuses are different. As I previously said, Yu Hua goes more to the individual and their griefs, obviously caused by a social impact in a larger picture (The great leap forward, Cultural Revolution, etc). This is probably the reason why his characters are more endearing, heart-touching than the ones from Lianke, which act more like a part of a mass or a group.
I never heard of him. Honestly, I would never have even considered such an author as a likely winner (I am not referring to his value, I haven't read him), but I've lost many of my certainties by now. I call it "Gurnah's effect".
I never heard of him, Daniel. I read some interviews with him for Portuguese media vehicles and I could notice that his works are based on social experiences and historical plots.
I saw the film. Here in Brazil it was called "Lanternas Vermelhas" and I warmly recommend it. Thank you for this panorama of Chinese writers.
I still think that it's Zhang Yimou's best film. Perhaps not in terms of "visuals," but it is his most personal and harrowing work.
