Comments on: Every Work of Fiction Is An Attempt To Understand the World (And the Stranger It Is The Better)

By: David Howarth

David Howarth — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:35:39 +0000

That’s too funny. I’ve been in Autumn Leaves several times since my arrival, and I think I already have spoken to you briefly (I’ll have to glance at your photo to be sure)… Yep, sure enough. I’ll say hi next time I stop in.

Anyway, thanks for the welcome. I probably won’t be commenting much in the future, as my critical theory-fu is a little rusty (I was exposed 15 years ago to a lot of cultural theory and feminist theory in grad school for sociology); it’s all I can do to just follow your arguments .

By: John Stevens (@eruditeogre)

John Stevens (@eruditeogre) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:03:12 +0000

Thank you both for the kind comments!

Paul, I think that idea of challenge is very important. There is the challenge of reading itself, the challenge of comprehension, and then the challenge of interpretation and reproduction. I really want to write something more about this once I have done more reading on, heh, the process of reading!

David: Welcome to Ithaca! I work at Autumn Leaves Used Books, so stop by and say hello sometime!

By: David Howarth

David Howarth — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:49:46 +0000

Insightful as always. I don't normally comment, but I happened to click on your name-link this time, and noticed that you are located in Ithaca! I just moved here myself a few months back.

By: Paul (@princejvstin)

Paul (@princejvstin) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:43:45 +0000

Every work of fiction is thus an instance of anthropology, of putting into symbols some gleanings from the world around the writer that are put forth for others to comprehend.

And the way that works out is different for every reader and may not even match up with the writer. One of the challenges, and blessings of writing and reading.