/lit/ - Literature

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might be somewhat helpful, my list from the last Dalkey sale:

Stories And Essays Of Mina Loy
The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien
At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O'Brien
A Tomb for Boris Davidovich by Danilo Kis
Garden, Ashes by Danilo Kis
The Golden Age by Michal Ajvaz
Some Instructions to My Wife by Stanley Crawford
The Shutter of Snow by Emily Holmes Coleman
The Age of Wire and String by Ben Marcus
On Elegance While Sleeping by Emilio Lascano Tegui

Well, maybe not too helpful. I felt like the O'Brien was a must, because I've personally been planning to read him for a while. And I'm very into surreal and absurd fiction, and he seems essential. I got the other Crawford because of liking Unguentine, but it's an entirely different thing. The Ajvaz was actually not the Ajvaz I wanted either (I had meant to get The Other City). I got the Marcus because I enjoyed The Father Costume and like flash fiction in general.

Danilo Kis though, I would recommend if you haven't tried him.

"Composed of seven dark tales, A Tomb for Boris Davidovich presents variations on the theme of political and social self-destruction throughout Eastern Europe in the first half of the twentieth century. The characters in these stories are caught in a world of political hypocrisy, which ultimately leads to death, their common fate. Although the stories Kis tells are based on historical events, the beauty and precision of his prose elevates these ostensibly true stories into works of literary art that transcend the politics of their time."

There are better review than I could give it on Amazon, since I know I didn't go into with a great grasp on European history around that time. Which is why I bought it (initially I got it from library), so I can revisit it once I have more background knowledge. If you have any interest in that area, I really recommend it.