Had no idea De Quincey wrote a story about Kant's last years?!
They made a movie out of it.
― alimosina, Friday, 6 October 2023 14:05 (one year ago) link
They've got a couple of interesting authors from Latin America on it.
a crazily inventive treasure—every sentence a brocaded surprise—I sense affinities with Severo Sarduy or José Lezama Lima—but Lamborghini attains his own odd pinnacle—Jessica Sequeira’s translation offers a loving exegesis of the ribald labyrinth— pic.twitter.com/uzEX2CFj4B— Wayne Koestenbaum (@CampMarmalade) October 31, 2023
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 2 November 2023 12:16 (one year ago) link
Looks like an awesome book
Absolute gem of a book here, typeset and edited by @jsief. No small feat. 17th century spelling intact. pic.twitter.com/YNMnRWA38L— Matthew Spencer (@unpaginated) November 14, 2023
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 14 November 2023 19:20 (one year ago) link
There was / still might be a 30% off sale. Bought three books.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 23 November 2023 21:37 (one year ago) link
The Jeremy Taylor sermons is a great release and the best 'revival' of a great, obscure English writer since the NYRB put out Burton's Anatomy. A real must.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 11 February 2024 14:48 (eleven months ago) link
Really enjoying this interview with this Sublunary author, she is an interesting presence on twitter.
https://www.booksofsomesubstance.com/blog/13-questions-for-christina-tudor-sideri
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 17 July 2024 11:15 (six months ago) link