Bill:
<<There was a mention of this on the fictionmags list a
little while ago. Someone brought up the Borges story about
Pierre Menard, who writes DON QUIXOTE again, word for word,
except it's better than Cervantes' version
(if I rememember right).>>
What's interesting is that Menard's version is *utterly
different* from Cervantes's, despite being identical. This
parable should send a strong cautionary message to Chandler
imitators, for example.
Regards,
MrT
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