Monthly Archives: December 2015

Bataille on Baudelaire

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Mark Kerstetter

I belong to a turbulent generation, born to literary life in the tumult of surrealism. In the years after the Great War there was a feeling which was about to overflow. Literature was stifling within its limitations and seemed pregnant … Continue reading →

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Rousselian Cliffhangers and Other Challenges in Michael Brodsky’s ***

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Mark Kerstetter

*** is a novel by Michael Brodsky published in 1994. The title consists solely of three asterisks, making it virtually unpronounceable and unsearchable on the internet. Rather than pass over the name in silence while reading (interesting that the mind … Continue reading →

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