tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post8610173054844414345..comments2023-07-08T09:00:54.916-07:00Comments on A Common Reader: Lunatics, Lovers and Poets: Twelve Stories after Cervantes and ShakespeareDwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-29061434419179447522016-05-17T12:44:53.035-07:002016-05-17T12:44:53.035-07:00They don't say anything on how the authors wer...They don't say anything on how the authors were chosen, only "twelve contemporary international authors." There are a few I would have loved to seen, too, but after finishing I was happy with their choices.<br /><br />I guess I should have noted...I remember reading a review that placed Ben Okri's story (about Don Quixote walking into the print shop) in Spain, but it definitely sounded like Nigeria. I love that concept.<br /><br />More on Cervantes tomorrow, this time from a 1950s perspective.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-65163360769509359302016-05-17T12:33:15.173-07:002016-05-17T12:33:15.173-07:00Interesting concept. I'm surprised that Javier...Interesting concept. I'm surprised that Javier Marias isn't included in this collection, but then again, he writes about Shakespeare in pretty much all of his works.seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.com