"...all kinds of underappreciated or undersung or ignored books that were right there all along, written in recent times..."

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Josh said "when will i notice it happening, in my lifetime, that all kinds of underappreciated or undersung or ignored books that were right there all along, written in recent times, come to widespread public notice and acclaim?

Let's do this thing then. Note that we're not making a canon though!

― Dan I. (Dan I.), Thursday, 25 May 2006 08:39 (twenty years ago)

The Subject Steve -- Sam Lipsyte

― david foster vollman, Thursday, 25 May 2006 13:44 (twenty years ago)

God Jr. -- Dennis Cooper
Wittgenstein's Daughter -- David Markson

― david foster vollman, Thursday, 25 May 2006 13:45 (twenty years ago)

Are we using "books" here to to mean "novels"?

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 25 May 2006 18:10 (twenty years ago)

That would be easiest, but some non-fiction employs creativity equally as well as any novels, and a short story collection ought to qualify, too.

― Aimless (Aimless), Thursday, 25 May 2006 18:20 (twenty years ago)

But my favorite new undersung (although it is getting sung about somewhat) trend in books is "uncreative writing", such as Kenneth Goldsmith's fantastic book The Weather.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 25 May 2006 18:31 (twenty years ago)

Widespread public notice and acclaim are, in my opinion, pretty overrated.

― Docpacey (docpacey), Thursday, 25 May 2006 18:41 (twenty years ago)

All books, not just novels! I think I'm probably more interested in learning about books that aren't novels actually

― Dan I. (Dan I.), Thursday, 25 May 2006 18:44 (twenty years ago)

That's so you, C.

― Gravel Puzzleworth (Gregory Henry), Thursday, 25 May 2006 19:36 (twenty years ago)

'wittgenstein's daughter' is a play by this dude (as far as i know), not by david markson. the latter wrote 'wittgenstein's mistress' though which is a fine little book.

― Josh (Josh), Friday, 26 May 2006 01:59 (twenty years ago)

That Wittgenstein sure had a lot of fictional ladies in his life for a childless gay man.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 26 May 2006 03:02 (twenty years ago)

'wittgenstein's onetime hochschule girlfriend who he only dated a couple months anyway'

― Josh (Josh), Friday, 26 May 2006 05:21 (twenty years ago)

"How Wittgenstein's Granddaughter Got Her Groove Back."

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 26 May 2006 06:13 (twenty years ago)

" 'A Million Little (loosely connected cultural reference) Pieces'
or 'How Wittgenstein's Mistress got kissed, got wild and got a life' "

"In the beginning, sometimes, i copy other peoples messages in the street."

― Docpacey (docpacey), Friday, 26 May 2006 16:29 (twenty years ago)

i don't understand this question, what's happening?

― jed_ (jed), Friday, 26 May 2006 22:53 (twenty years ago)

Thread drift.

― Aimless (Aimless), Friday, 26 May 2006 23:11 (twenty years ago)

Causistry, have you heard Kenny G reads the weather?

― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Saturday, 27 May 2006 00:29 (twenty years ago)

I've downloaded it but haven't listened yet. I did see him read in Chicago recently.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 27 May 2006 01:57 (twenty years ago)

Bones of the Moon -- Jonathan Carroll
Magic for Beginners -- Kelly Link
Wittgenstein's Mistress -- David Markson

― david foster vollman, Saturday, 27 May 2006 04:17 (twenty years ago)

Although we could also make a list for Josh of people who have (deservedly) become more famous during his lifetime, such as, say: Lydia Davis. Or, in English speaking countries anyways: Georges Perec. (Almost everything outside of "Things" I think was translated after he died in the very very early 80s.)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 27 May 2006 04:28 (twenty years ago)

that's useful to me too. literary stock value changes that i don't realize are changes since i don't know what the climate of opinion was before i was born.

― Josh (Josh), Saturday, 27 May 2006 06:33 (twenty years ago)

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