Lol, yes
― Uncle Redd in the Zingtime (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 29 June 2018 21:38 (five years ago) link
She is X’s heir and Y’s sister.-Z
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 01:44 (three years ago) link
This one is really obvious, but:
In his earliest time I thought he (X) perhaps contained the seeds of an English Y; but I have given that up in proportion as he has come down steadily from the simple in subject to the more simple–from the Anglo-Indians to the natives, from the natives to the Tommies, from the Tommies to the quadrupeds, from the quadrupeds to the fish, and from the fish to the engines and screws. - Z
― Lily Dale, Sunday, 28 February 2021 21:05 (three years ago) link
X is Kipling? Z ... Wells?
― the pinefox, Monday, 1 March 2021 09:13 (three years ago) link
Yes to Kipling, no to Wells.
― Lily Dale, Monday, 1 March 2021 17:49 (three years ago) link
The Kipling part was what I meant when I said this one was obvious, btw.
Y is Balzac, Z is Henry James
― Lily Dale, Monday, 1 March 2021 23:09 (three years ago) link
imo, Mr. James should have just re-read his Balzac instead of trying to spawn an English reproduction of him. heaven knows Balzac wrote enough to satisfy most people's thirst for Balzac-ness.
― Judge Roi Behan (Aimless), Monday, 1 March 2021 23:18 (three years ago) link
I believe the example in the OP also appeared in one of David Markson's books.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 15:05 (three years ago) link
I am bad at these games but want to know what this one is. Anybody got any guesses before I just ask for it to be revealed?
― emil.y, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 15:57 (three years ago) link
Do you want hints? Initials?
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 16:54 (three years ago) link
How about saying who 'she' is?
― jmm, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 17:07 (three years ago) link
Is there a genre you could point to, or is it in the vague purportedly genreless world of "literary fiction"?
― emil.y, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 17:20 (three years ago) link
Slipstream, according to Christopher Priest.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 17:23 (three years ago) link
Aha, I was thinking sci-fi so not that far away. Are any of the authors involved Le Guin?
― emil.y, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 17:29 (three years ago) link
I did just have to check if Slipstream was what I thought it was and got a bit of a spoiler, seeing as the corresponding thread has been bumped here - is one of the authors the dude who wrote Dhalgren?
― emil.y, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 17:31 (three years ago) link
Ha, no.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 2 March 2021 17:36 (three years ago) link
Hmmmmm. I told you I was bad at this game ;_;
― emil.y, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 17:39 (three years ago) link
Balzac-ness
Balzacité
― alimosina, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 17:50 (three years ago) link
anna kavan! was it kafka's sister... something, something brian aldiss?
― no lime tangier, Wednesday, 3 March 2021 01:32 (three years ago) link
Oh yes indeed
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 3 March 2021 01:35 (three years ago) link
Ah fuck, I like Anna Kavan too. I'm going to properly kick myself if that quote is featured in the blurbs of any of the ones of hers I've read.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 3 March 2021 05:45 (three years ago) link