July 25, 2008

Pill Fire

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Alice Through the Looking Glass

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July 23, 2008

Saint of the Hippies

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July 22, 2008

Julio Cortázar, Cronopios and Famas

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Maurice Scève, Emblems of Desire

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July 20, 2008

Index for Robert Walser's Robber

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Juergen von der Wense

(image by Herbert Pfostl and used on the cover to his book)

In a recent email, Herbert Pfostl brought up an author completely new to me, Juergen von der Wense, saying "he is A UNIVERSE -- the most astonishing mind -- a beautiful discovery."

Luckily, Herbert didn't leave me hanging. He provided an intro to the author and some translations on Blind Pony: link.

Louis Aragon, A Wave of Dreams

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Hoffmann, Chicago Press edition, Landau illustrations


In trying to find the best translations of E.T.A. Hoffmann (any suggestions?), I stumbled upon a 2-volume set from the University of Chicago Press, 1969. I didn't realize the edition would have full-color, psychedelic-60s illustrations by Jacob Landau. It was only $10.

The full title: Selected Writings of E.T.A. Hofmann, edited and translated by Leonard J. Kent and Elizabeth C. Knight.

The second volume includes the full novel Tomcat Murr.

The volumes are encased in an illustrated box:

Mary Reynolds Collection


Images from the Mary Reynolds Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago.



Above, Cocteau (Maison de Sante or Opium)
Below, Hans Bellmer, Child and Seeing Hands


Joao Guimaraes Rosa, Third Bank of the River, Flaps

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