Comments on: The Surrealism of Asturias http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/writings/the-surrealism-of-asturias Mad Ramblings of Michael J. DeLuca Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:39:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: No Apocalypse | The Mossy Skull http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/writings/the-surrealism-of-asturias/comment-page-1#comment-1003 No Apocalypse | The Mossy Skull Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:30:48 +0000 http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/?p=281#comment-1003 [...] researched historical epic like Gary Jennings’ Aztec, transportive surrealistic allegory like Asturias’ Hombres de Maiz, absurdist, hallucinatory postmodern ultraviolence like Sesshu Foster’s Atomik Aztex and [...] [...] researched historical epic like Gary Jennings’ Aztec, transportive surrealistic allegory like Asturias’ Hombres de Maiz, absurdist, hallucinatory postmodern ultraviolence like Sesshu Foster’s Atomik Aztex and [...]

]]> By: mjd http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/writings/the-surrealism-of-asturias/comment-page-1#comment-488 mjd Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:32:56 +0000 http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/?p=281#comment-488 Heh. Thanks Nubo. I guess I was thinking of 'ropa'. Heh. Thanks Nubo. I guess I was thinking of ‘ropa’.

]]> By: Udi http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/writings/the-surrealism-of-asturias/comment-page-1#comment-487 Udi Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:20:06 +0000 http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/?p=281#comment-487 Boon, I don't mean to one-up you but your translation is a bit off. "roben" is the subjunctive tense of robar, to steal. The construction deja que is usually followed by a subjunctive verb form. It's definitely a cryptic sentence, but what makes the most sense to me grammatically is: At the land of Ilom, Gaspar Ilom allows the dream of his eyes to be stolen from him. Boon,
I don’t mean to one-up you but your translation is a bit off. “roben” is the subjunctive tense of robar, to steal. The construction deja que is usually followed by a subjunctive verb form.

It’s definitely a cryptic sentence, but what makes the most sense to me grammatically is:

At the land of Ilom, Gaspar Ilom allows the dream of his eyes to be stolen from him.

]]> By: mjd http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/writings/the-surrealism-of-asturias/comment-page-1#comment-483 mjd Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:36:23 +0000 http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/?p=281#comment-483 Ooh! $45, you say? That just might be worth it. ::scrapes cash together from couch cushions:: Ooh! $45, you say? That just might be worth it.
::scrapes cash together from couch cushions::

]]> By: John Klima http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/writings/the-surrealism-of-asturias/comment-page-1#comment-482 John Klima Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:25:50 +0000 http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/?p=281#comment-482 Mike, I should probably just e-mail you directly, but I did a search for this on ABE books [http://www.abebooks.com] and found copies as cheap as $45. Still not a bargain, but better than Amazon. Mike, I should probably just e-mail you directly, but I did a search for this on ABE books [http://www.abebooks.com] and found copies as cheap as $45. Still not a bargain, but better than Amazon.

]]> By: mjd http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/writings/the-surrealism-of-asturias/comment-page-1#comment-474 mjd Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:30:28 +0000 http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/?p=281#comment-474 My local library consortium (Western MA) has about the same. Exactly one copy each of Mirror of Lida Sal and Men of Maize and a few other titles, quite a few more of the Spanish language versions. But you're right. I want a reference copy. I want to pick apart the prose with needle nose pliers and see how it works. Requesting interlibrary loans of these books more than two or three times starts to make me feel silly. Thanks for you comment! My local library consortium (Western MA) has about the same. Exactly one copy each of Mirror of Lida Sal and Men of Maize and a few other titles, quite a few more of the Spanish language versions.

But you’re right. I want a reference copy. I want to pick apart the prose with needle nose pliers and see how it works. Requesting interlibrary loans of these books more than two or three times starts to make me feel silly.

Thanks for you comment!

]]> By: John Klima http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/writings/the-surrealism-of-asturias/comment-page-1#comment-473 John Klima Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:00:05 +0000 http://mjd.joskinandlob.com/wordpress/?p=281#comment-473 I wonder who owns the rights to his books? I know you're looking for a copy of your own to hold and love and write in and whatnot, but for people looking to read him, they can check their local library system. Searching in my system on his name brought up 16 titles, almost half of which are in Spanish. But at least I could try reading the book now without doling out $100. :-D John Klima Editor Electric Velocipede I wonder who owns the rights to his books? I know you’re looking for a copy of your own to hold and love and write in and whatnot, but for people looking to read him, they can check their local library system.

Searching in my system on his name brought up 16 titles, almost half of which are in Spanish. But at least I could try reading the book now without doling out $100. :-D

John Klima
Editor
Electric Velocipede

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