[favwebbb]

Just found out yesterday actually.

[CalBettaulp]

Rant that has little/nothing to do with topic: This book is still, STILL, not availble from Chapters/Indigo. Fucking Heather Reisman you suck! Can be ordered through the local independent which is what I guess I shall do. And should do.

Go away Heather. You're bad for books. C***!

[bypeTeenehalT]

The word is "cunt". But who the hell is Heather Reisman?

[OvDojQXN]

But who the hell is Heather Reisman?

President of Indigo since 1996, apparently.

[bypeTeenehalT]

OK, Reisman belongs to the rich in-crowd. But what's the Indigo-Reisman-Verhaeghen story? I still don't get it.

If you want the book, Amazon will surely suffice. (Or you can learn Dutch.)

[soineeLom]

Sorry if this is waaay off topic.

Someone mentioned Belgian literature in general, and the lack of knowledge of it in the English speaking world.

Two great authors come quickly to mind:

Henri Michaux and Hugo Claus. Claus's The Sorrow of Belgium is in my own top 50. Michaux was an incredibly original poet, artist, travel writer of both internal and external journeys.

Have you folks discussed either writer here?

Congrats, also, to Fausto, for getting such a direct response from the subject of this thread. The "internets" is pretty cool that way.

[OvDojQXN]

Sorry if this is waaay off topic...

To stop going off topic, there's a thread for Belgian Literature in general.

[downtowndude]

I've mentioned over in Recently Completed that Omega Minor would appeal to readers of Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon (C-R's reviews of former and latter, I'd rate each a notch lower); Richard Powers also came to mind, and it was no surprise to see both authors mentioned in his top ten over at The Book Depository (more specific link than from upthread).

Nor to see Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow on his list, though none of the above-mentioned approach it.

[Ruiceara]

Babylon Blues: IN WALKS THE TRANSLATOR

Blog post by Verhaeghen on translation.

Allow me to open with a simple statement of fact.
We do not know what planet writers come from, but we do know the precise place of origin of their translators: They all, without exception, hail from the planet Tralfamadore.