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Thanks for this. I notice it’s compared to Sebald, who I found very hard going at my only effort, but sounds worth a read.Stathamender wrote: ↑Sat Mar 10, 2018 2:02 pm This https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/ ... -edgelands might be of interest to people here.
I'm a big Sebald fan, partly because I'm also a fan of Sir Thomas Browne who was a major influence on him and partly because no-one else, other than his imitators, writes like that, although I would allow he's not exactly a barrel of laughs. The Rings of Saturn, an account of a walking trip in Suffolk, is probably the best way in to his stuff. When reading him I feel that this is what it must be like to be a ghost.Duckett wrote: ↑Sat Mar 10, 2018 5:39 pmThanks for this. I notice it’s compared to Sebald, who I found very hard going at my only effort, but sounds worth a read.Stathamender wrote: ↑Sat Mar 10, 2018 2:02 pm This https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/ ... -edgelands might be of interest to people here.
I've seen Browne described as 'The English Montaigne'. There's a number of free editions of his works available on the internet see https://www.google.co.uk/search?client= ... ree+online. Religio Medici is usually thought of as the best place to start.Duckett wrote: ↑Sat Mar 10, 2018 7:55 pm I’m ashamed to say that I have not heard of Sir Thomas Browne. However, having just done a quick on-line check about him, he reminds me rather of Montaigne, of whom I am a great fan. I may not revisit Sebald (though I can understand why great German artists born in the 1930s and 1940s aren’t a bundle of laughs but do have important things to say) but I can see myself seeking out something by Browne. Out of interest, is there anything you would recommend to a novice?
Many thanks for this Iain.Stathamender wrote: ↑Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:27 amI've seen Browne described as 'The English Montaigne'. There's a number of free editions of his works available on the internet see https://www.google.co.uk/search?client= ... ree+online. Religio Medici is usually thought of as the best place to start.Duckett wrote: ↑Sat Mar 10, 2018 7:55 pm I’m ashamed to say that I have not heard of Sir Thomas Browne. However, having just done a quick on-line check about him, he reminds me rather of Montaigne, of whom I am a great fan. I may not revisit Sebald (though I can understand why great German artists born in the 1930s and 1940s aren’t a bundle of laughs but do have important things to say) but I can see myself seeking out something by Browne. Out of interest, is there anything you would recommend to a novice?