Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #363273 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 592 pages

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Customer Reviews

Ineffable riff
Out of his depth, yet shallow; showy-offy yet thin; neither scholarship nor art. I must confess to not being a Flaubophile, having been overexposed to his heavy brocade at the Uni, along with Cervantes' flimsy - OH NO, he's on to Cervantes now! (Has anyone else actually read the entire work in Spanish? Other than Spaniards of course - and I wager rather few of them, voluntarily.) T misuses 'quixotic' on p30, by the way; but when he threatens to set his sights on dear inoffensive Georges Perec (p68) alors la I have to part company with him. Who on earth is Thirlwell addressing? He means to dazzle, but he will bore a scholar and bemuse (ie bore!)the common reader. (Of course, he is addressing himself!) Nice pics tho...