Testing you literary hipsters of two decades ago...
So, literary hipsters of the late 80's, which is to say fans of Kundera and Eco and etc. how do you reconcile or synthesize the thoughts of these two follwing pieces?
The first is by Milan Kundera, famed Czech-French author of 'The Unbearable Ligthness of Being.' The piece appeared in this past weekend's Guardian. It is an excerpt from his just released long-essay book 'The Curtain' about the art of the novel. The article "Behind the Curtain" can be found here.
The second is by Umberto Eco, famed Italian author of 'The Name of the Rose.' The piece appeared in the Guardian in the summer of 2002. It deals with issues of light fiction versus literature and again cites Eco's enigmatic obsession with Dumas. The article "The Art of Creating a Legend" can be found here.
So, are we wasting our time reading adventure stories, missing out on the emotions and teaching of great works or do3w all have a mystery worth investigating during the limited time we have on this earth?
The first is by Milan Kundera, famed Czech-French author of 'The Unbearable Ligthness of Being.' The piece appeared in this past weekend's Guardian. It is an excerpt from his just released long-essay book 'The Curtain' about the art of the novel. The article "Behind the Curtain" can be found here.
The second is by Umberto Eco, famed Italian author of 'The Name of the Rose.' The piece appeared in the Guardian in the summer of 2002. It deals with issues of light fiction versus literature and again cites Eco's enigmatic obsession with Dumas. The article "The Art of Creating a Legend" can be found here.
So, are we wasting our time reading adventure stories, missing out on the emotions and teaching of great works or do3w all have a mystery worth investigating during the limited time we have on this earth?