New Reads (aka New Recommendations)

Although, I will try not to harp on my previous post which probably should have discussed the real limitations of print, I did have to seek out unusual methods in order to purchase Tom McCarthy's latest novel Men In Space. I haven't yet read it but, if it comes anywhere close to his first novel Remainder, I think I'll be thrilled.



Zbigniew Herbert's The Collected Poems: 1956-1998 has finally come out on paperback. As someone who doesn't read that much poetry anymore, I am noting this because it is the one poetry book you should own (sorry Bill Shakespeare). If you don't believe me, take it out at your library and drop a comment.

If you are really scared of the fact that you cannot pronounce Herbert's first name, you are suffering from the fact that you aren't a native Polish speaker. Neither am I. Here's a native speaker saying his name : (play)

I would include my voice saying "read Zbigniew and Tom McCarthy already" but, I think you all got that already.