I was the one who mentioned it - I've come across several references to it
recently, and feel I just have to read it as soon as the paperback is
available here. Here's a link:
http://www.webdelsol.com/marcus/
Best wishes
Matthew
----- Original Message -----
From: "Trevor Joyce" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2001 11:15 AM
Subject: Re: Thingy thing
> Dave: The 'appliance' theme in your thingy reminds me somewhat of Ben
> Marcus (The Age of Wire and String), whom I think someone mentioned here
> recently, though it may have been in a parallel universe.
>
> I first came across Marcus in the form of a couple of pieces in the very
> interesting (if often uneven) Exact Change Yearbook. I was very struck by
> their tone - as though the author of a technical manual were subject to
> uncontrollable waves of bafflement and nostalgia borne on a texture that
> feels like collage - and bought the book off Amazon a few years back, but
> found that, for me, it didn't improve with extended acquaintance; a book
of
> one idea, of a single striking effect, I feel.
>
> Incidentally, the same ECY contains a couple of fascinating pieces
relevant
> to the discussion here of psychosis and writing: a "Letter from Edward to
> The Scientific Community Thru The Mount Wilson Observatory" and some notes
> on an exhibition of his paintings by De Chirico, written in 1972, well
> after Hebdomeros and the autobiography, but with some of the same strange
> clarity.
>
> Trevor
>
>
> Jill & Dave:
> >> The 'appliance' theme is great. Is it a Brit thing? Heath Robinson and
all
> >> that?
> >
> >Jill, danke, I honestly don't know whether it's a Brit thing or not,
maybe
> >someone else could tell me.
>
|