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“It's quite clear : an outsider can, on principle, only value foreign literature that translates well; the truly great artists of language and the fecund experimenters are inaccessible to him; are usually unknown to him in fact !”

Buried Shit Nobel Prize For Literature In Translation

Book:Two Novels: The Stony Heart and B/Moondocks

Source: Two Novels: The Stony Heart and B/Moondocks

“When an important writer recommends a work to you -- whether by openly naming the title; or by shy=covert use of it (which perhaps is the greater praise) then go right ahead and follow his [sic!, etc] momentous hint ! A man with expertise and taste has done trusty spade-work for you : {pre=reading} and winnowing 1000 volumes of antiquated chaff for you. Not to make grateful use of such a hint would mean my thoughtless=arrogant shoving aside all the precious, irreplaceable hours that a venerable predecessor spent reading for me.”

Buried Shit Respect The Reading Spade Work

Book:Radio Dialogs II

Source: Radio Dialogs II

“He who would speak of unknown authors, buried beneath the rubble of centuries, inevitably lays himself open, at least to begin with, to the suspicion of being a crotchety sort with very queer tastes.”

Buried Shit Crotches Queer Taste

Book:Radio Dialogs I

Source: Radio Dialogs I

“Nur die phantasielosen flüchten sich in die Realität.”

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“Im ganzen Buch kommt nicht einmal das Wort Corned Beef vor.”

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