aw. Current Reading

[Ghetta Life]

>From: lorentzen-nicklaus at t-online.de (lorentzen-nicklaus)
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>"Ghetta Life" <ghetta_outta at hotmail.com> schrieb:
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> > Speaking of novel those on this list are currently reading, right now 
>I'm nearing the end of Thomas Mann's *Faustus*.   I'd say it's not great 
>literature
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>° It was Lichtenberg who once said: When a book and a head collide and it 
>sounds hollow, it's not necessarily the book's fault ... Some 
>context-knowledge about German history as well as about Nietzsche could 
>enrich your understanding.  Perhaps also "Die Entstehung des Doktor 
>Faustus. Roman eines Romans" [1949] (The Formation of Doctor Faustus. Novel 
>of a Novel), in which Mann, pretty pomo here, writes about the book's 
>genesis. Didn't you like the submarine trip?

Hello kai,

That's a funny line (which implies of course that my head might be hollow). 
I was hoping you'd respond, because I know *Magic Mountain* is on your list 
of all-time favorites.   Read and maybe respond to my follow-ip to MalignD.  
When I say it's not "Great" literature, that's becasue it didn't seem to 
"sing" (as I described in the follow-up).  Of course maybe my ears are 
off-key.   BTW, how would you compare *Doctor Faustus* to *Magic Mountain* 
in terms of quality of writing?

Ghetta

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