Etienne Borgers (freeweb@rocketmail.com)
Tue, 28 Sep 1999 00:31:50 -0700 (PDT)
Yep, snobbish it sounds.
The shoplifter's list (besides our beloved RC and DH, that I
cannot really figure why we found them there) seems to be
mostly with a "contre culture" taste, meaning that perhaps
they are lifted by young readers interested in literature and
philosophy having that reputation.
Except for the lady, and Martin Amis, I know the others by my
readings and I really do not understand how Rosenbaum dare to
qualify them as lame, I quote:
"Still, with some exceptions, it's a fairly insipid list" I'm
not sure he knows what exceptions...
And his alternative list does really not really grab me. Give
us a break...
In defend of Bukowski that irritates so many American
readers, I must say he looks honest to me. That's the way he
is, the way he presents himself in his chronicles. And his
writing is far less "simple" than it seems. Also, I remember
his impromptu (years ago) during a live French TV program,
wherein writers are together on a common set, discussing and
commenting their latest books. Prime time! 90 minutes. Was
very popular in France! Suddenly, B rises from his seat and
asks that
"somebody makes that b... shut up" (something like that). By
the tone of his voice we understand he is half-drunk.
Consternation. The "speaker", master of ceremony, tries to
understand B wants to joke...No, no, no... B is not joking
and to prove it he becomes more graphic. He really wants that
somebody stops the woman writer that was speaking since at
least 5 minutes about her book, her views. To make it short,
the point of view of B was that she was a female-moron not
understanding zip about lit. And he was right!!! They stopped
the show, expelled B... I still maintain he was right. Maybe
rude, crude and dramatic, but totally right.
Yeah, B does really not belong to any decent list.
My 2 cents.
E.Borgers Hard-boiled Mysteries http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6384
--- Mark Sullivan <AnonymeInc@webtv.net>
wrote:
> I must admit I found Rosenbaum's Red Wind
typo,
> "curving knife," kind of
> amusing, but shouldn't somone who is being
so
> snobbish about his
> literary taste (I'm no fan of Bukowski's either,
but
> . . .) be more
> careful about his quoting - it may just be anal
on
> my part, but the
> Dylan quote is "But to live outside the law,
you
> must be honest."
>
> Mark
>
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