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by giraffe_lady 253 days ago
Satantango or the melancholy of resistance are good places to start. His books aren't all the same but there are some qualities they all share.

They're intricate, reference-heavy, postmodern novels with a lot of the emotional intensity purposely occulted behind the prose style. If you like Gass or Sebald you'll have fun.
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wahnfrieden 252 days ago
His recent works are also incredible and very different from the early works. Try Seiobo There Below.

You can also appreciate him through his screenplay work on Bela Tarr's movies.

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giraffe_lady 252 days ago
Oh good to know, I actually haven't read anything of his since war and war. Not for any particular reason, just there are a lot of books.
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wahnfrieden 252 days ago
I also recommend the illustrated novella AnimalInside but you'll need to find a PDF, just found out only 2000 were printed and my copy goes for $300 now :0

Do you have a GoodReads that you'd share?

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