6/11 p3
does best mean best written — diaries etc
can a book be on the list because of its translation frisch
in a lot of cases i don’t think one of a writers text can be chosen —
its impossible to pick one derrida
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make my own list kafka
i don’t think i could reach 100 cornell writing
i could go through my library — warhol
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political books — i’m usually not interested in —
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areas where fiction / non-fiction differences break down —
(there are not enough of these)
—there are a lot of great books outside my library —
how do i recall them or know about them — i could always remember another one that would alter the list —
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how important are ones interests — i’m interested in art —
i could go through my past readings but i can’t recall — to separate one lawrence or durrell from others
(why do some authors get more than one — if more than one is listed derrida & freud should more than one —)
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anais nin
was the list done by [an] english reader[s] henry miller
wisconsin death trip
impossibility of responding to this ‘letter’ in a letter (email) —
columns are necessary — it would need to be re’written’ over and over
for example i would need to go back and put the word ‘influential’ near the beginning —
what part does ‘being influential’ mean — influential to whom
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