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شكرا جزيلا 😃 Have an amazing weekend, my friend, and happy reading!

Hello Richard! 😃 Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I totally agree about the book's inventiveness. Life A User's Manual, what a fantastic text! I still need to read Pale Fire, believe it or not. I found out about the OULIPO connection after I made this video, but I do plan to revisit Perec at some point, and to talk about Queneau too. Have a fantastic weekend, my friend, and enjoy this great novel once again!

Thank you so much once again, Paromita! 😃 I believe the books you've read by him are superior to All the Names, which is very different in many ways. I think when we've read 3 books by an author, we know whether we are fans or not. I used to judge authors by the first book I read, haha. But in many cases, I'm glad I gave them another chance. Have an amazing weekend, my friend, and happy reading!

I know, right?! 😃 It's such a refreshing approach. Some back cover descriptions are completely misleading. One of the worst experiences I have had in this context was with García Márquez's Chronicle of a Death Foretold. I'll share an experience with this method in a video at some point. Thank you so much for sharing your own experience, my friend!

Thank you so much for watching and commenting, Sara! 😃 So glad you enjoyed it. Have a wonderful weekend, my friend!

Thank you so much, Paromita! 😃 I still need to read the Cosmicomics. I've had the books for years, now that I think about it... It's totally understandable about If on a winter's night a traveler. It took me a long time to make up my mind to read it. I had bought it even before I got my copy of Invisible Cities, which is the book I would recommend as a starting point with Calvino (based on my limited knowledge). So glad you enjoyed the video, my friend!

Haha, you're absolutely right, my friend! 😃 The guy was way ahead of his time, in so many ways. I have found Gide's concept to be so useful when discussing certain types of modernist and postmodernist works. Speaking of which, I need to talk about Gide. Hopefully soon! Thank you so much for watching and commenting, my friend, and have an amazing weekend!

So glad you enjoyed it, Raheel! 😃 Calvino style, haha. Thank you so much for watching and commenting, my friend, and have a fantastic weekend!

Glad you enjoyed it, Francesco! 😃 What a great connection: Rulfo and Calvino. Comala is definitely an invisible town, if you ask me. Maybe Onetti's Santa María too. Modiano's Paris... Thank you once again for watching and commenting, my friend! Have an amazing weekend, and happy reading!

Haha, hope you enjoy it, my friend! 😃 I can tell you it's one of the most original novels I've ever read. Please let me know what you think about it. Thank you so much for watching and commenting, and have an excellent weekend!

Hello Donald! 😃 I definitely need to read more by him. I have copies of the Cosmicomics (the two separate volumes) and The Baron in the Trees. I found the premise of The Cloven Viscount to be intriguing to say the least! I was not aware of his more realist beginnings. What an amazing analogy with the bread and jelly! Thank you so much for watching and commenting, my friend, and have a fantastic weekend!

Thank you so much, Daniel! 😃 So glad you enjoyed it. I was hoping it wouldn't be too frustrating, haha. Have an amazing weekend, my friend, and happy reading!

That is one of the amazing things about this novel: how can it be so frustrating and so satisfying at the same time? 😃 So happy to hear you enjoyed the video, Fazal. Have a wonderful weekend, my friend!

Wonderful, my friend! 😃 Please let me know what you think of the book once you're done. This novel really is something else. Thank you so much for watching and commenting, and for subscribing! Have a fantastic weekend!

Tremendous insight, Leandro! 😃 I like the notion that, since a sense of closure is often absent in our lives, we turn to books (and films, and other art forms) for it. The proverbial "sense of an ending." Regarding scrolling, yes; that's another area in which Calvino was ahead of his time. Thank you so much for watching and commenting, my friend! Have an excellent weekend!

Thank you so much, Miss Jenny, for watching and commenting, and for your kind words! 😃 It makes me so happy to hear you enjoyed the video. Ah, Calvino, JLB, and GGM: that's a combination! Numbers in the Dark sounds intriguing. I need to experience his short stories. Have an amazing weekend, my friend, and happy reading!

I read about the OULIPO connection after I did the video. 😃 More to come about this, my friend! Black Swan Green has been on my list for a while now. I've also heard good things about number9dream. Have an excellent weekend, and happy reading and film watching!

Thank you so much, my friend! 😃 Have a wonderful weekend, and happy reading!

Such a brilliant reflection, Francesco! 😃 I totally agree, and I think your metaphor of the river flowing is absolutely appropriate. Reading Saramago is definitely like being carried by a current of language. Interestingly, I felt a similar sensation while reading António Lobo Antunes, so as you point out, we could say that this has to do with a certain way of perceiving the world in the cultural sense. In the context of the US, at the moment I can think of the example of Faulkner, but of course, it's not the same thing. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful ideas, my friend! Have an amazing day, and happy reading!

Your English is great, my friend! 😃 Thank you so much for watching, commenting, and sharing your perspective. Have a fantastic day, and happy reading!

Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words, Stevie! 😃 So happy to hear you enjoyed the video. Have a fantastic week, my friend!

Hope you enjoy it, my friend! 😃 Thank you so much for watching, and have an excellent week!

I highly recommend Saramago's Blindness and/or The Double, my friend! 😃 He's a superb storyteller. I'm sure I will be reading him again soon. Thank you so much for watching and commenting, and have an awesome week!

Brilliant film, isn't it?! 😃 So far, it is my favorite too, but I need to explore more by Obayashi, which I will be doing soon. Thank you so much for watching and commenting, my friend, and have an amazing week!

@@JorgesCorner thank you friend! U too. Yeah I love it, it inspired me with my own art a lot, I even put a poster on it in my last video (56 min mark), not plugging but if ur curious)). I found ur account after watching The Devil Probably, great video too by the way, I had the same as u described with Bresson- and personally with Obayashi as well, that you have to get used to their own specific styles but then it clicks. Hanagatimi (2017) is one of Obayashi I really recommend too

I'm enjoying your amazing video very much, my friend! 😃 Thank you for letting me know. I need to revisit some of my favorite films by Bresson, now that I think about it. Thank you also for recommending another Obayashi. I will definitely check it out. Have a fantastic day!

Thank you so much, Ahmad! 😃 So happy to hear you enjoyed the video. Have a wonderful week, my friend, and happy reading!

Hello Donald! 😃 Sergio Pitol seems to be a truly interesting author, one of the most famous of the so-called "post-Boom" generation. Unfortunately, I have read only one book by him: The Love Parade (El desfile del amor, 1984, also translated by George Henson, in 2021). It was, to me, an enjoyable though not exactly fascinating read, but I do not remember the details. I read it one summer for a class that was to start in the fall but that was later cancelled (so I was frustrated but at the same time happy I had given myself a much-needed crash course in 20th-century Mexican literature). I'll explore his bibliography and see what I can find, because he definitely warrants a video. Maybe I could even reread The Love Parade. I'm sure I have notes on it somewhere. Thank you so much for the idea, my friend, and please let me know what you think of this author if you decide to read him. Have an amazing week, and happy reading!

Thank you so much, my friend, for your kind words and advice! 😃 I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the video. Have an amazing week, and happy reading!

Thank you so much, Henrique! 😃 After Lobo Antunes, I thought it might be a good idea to revisit Saramago. Many friends have recommended The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis, so I'm definitely going to read it. Have a fantastic weekend, my friend, and happy reading!

Many readers agree with you, my friend! 😃 It's definitely not one of his best, though I was still happy to read it. My favorite short work by García Márquez is No One Writes to the Colonel. Thank you so much for watching and commenting, and have an amazing weekend!

Hello Richard! 😃 We have had a very similar experience of Saramago's work, then. I hope you enjoy All the Names! And The Clerk, of course. I remember reading that another novel by Saccomanno, Gesell Dome, had also been compared to Twin Peaks. I'd say The Clerk is like Kafka + Philip K. Dick. Thank you for watching and commenting, my friend, and have an excellent weekend!

Thank you so much for watching and commenting, Kumar! 😃 That's a great point. I avoid discussing the conclusions of the books I review so as not to "spoil" the reading experience for those readers who prefer to find out by themselves how the story ends. The concept of the "spoiler" is interesting, complex and problematic, and I have my own ideas about it (some of which I share in my upcoming video, actually!), but to answer your question... *spoiler alert*... in this case the story does not have what we might call a happy ending either. I agree with you that many great works seem to derive their power from sabotaging the protagonist. I think in general we tend to mistrust upbeat endings, which I think is rather unfortunate. Of course, it depends on the context too. Thanks again, my friend, and have a wonderful weekend!

It's pure genius, isn't it? 😃 Thank you so much for watching and commenting, my friend! Have a wonderful weekend!

Thank you so much, my friend, for watching and commenting! 😃 Have a fantastic weekend!

Thank you so much, my friend! 😃 So glad you enjoyed it. I've heard great things about The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis, so I'm pretty sure that will be my next Saramago. By your description, History of the Siege of Lisbon sounds intriguing too. I can definitely see the close connection between Senhor José and the author, as the character's name indicates too. I was not aware of his own personal favorites, so thanks for sharing! I like the "romance" aspect to his work. The Tale of the Unknown Island was a really nice read, simple and touching. Have an excellent weekend, and happy reading!

YES, my friend!! 😃 Thank you so much for stopping by. Have an amazing day, and happy reading!

Thank you so much for your kind words, my friend! 😃 That would be amazing, to teach a course in Japanese Literature, which I absolutely love from the classical period to modern times. I'm sorry to hear about your current experience, and wish you the best on your exams! There will be much more to come on Japanese books. Thanks again for watching and commenting, have an amazing day, and happy reading!

¡Tenés toda la razón! 😃 Me di cuenta unos meses después de lanzar el video, y ya era demasiado tarde para hacer cambios. ¡Mil gracias por la visita, la buena onda y la suscripción! Estoy trabajando en el próximo video sobre cine argentino. ¡Muchos saludos, amigo!

@@JorgesCorner Lo estaremos viendo y disfrutando pues!! Abrazo.

¡Mil gracias, Lucas! 😃 Me alegro mucho de que estés disfrutando de los videos. Tengo unos cuantos análisis de películas individuales (Hombre mirando al sudeste, El lado oscuro del corazón, Nazareno Cruz y el lobo, etc.), pero me encantaría hacer videos como los que decís, explorando algunas décadas que me gustan, directores y demás. Gracias totales por la visita y la buena onda. ¡Muchos saludos, amigo!

@@JorgesCorner paso a ver esos análisis entonces!!!!

Hola Gabriela! 😃 Mil gracias por la visita y por tus excelentes comentarios. Súper interesante la visión de Sartre que presentan los textos que has leído. Yo sólo lo conozco a través de esta novela, sus cuentos y sus obras de teatro, pero ahora me dan ganas de explorar su vida un poco más a fondo. Sobre Le petit prince, te cuento que a mí también me hizo llorar, al menos en una ocasión. No sé por qué, pero es la parte del zorro la que me hace llorar. En otro sentido, quizás la poesía de Walt Whitman sirva de antídoto también, especialmente la primera edición de Leaves of Grass. Ahora que lo pienso, estaría lindo hacer un video sobre ese texto... ¡Muchísimas gracias nuevamente, querida amiga! ¡Besos desde EE.UU.! 😘

Wow, thank you so much for letting me know, Daphne! 😃 Have an amazing day, my friend!

It was a pleasure watching the film and putting together the video! I most probably would never have watched it if you hadn't recommended it. You're the best, my friend! 😃

Thank you so much for your support, my friend! 😃 So glad you enjoyed it!