My new favourite writer!!

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I attempt to describe my initial wonder and delight at reading several Gerald Murnane books during the past week.
Here is a short video I love starring Murnane:
• Gerald Murnane (The Wr...
If you are new to Murnane I suggest starting with one or two of his short stories, then reading "Border Districts" and/or "The Plains". That's what I did and I found it worked for me.
Murnane's books:
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An illuminating article about Murnane from July 2023:
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Thanks to ‪@GunpowderFictionPlot‬ #strayaseptember2

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@kaysworld2692 8 дней назад

Loved this!

@dorothysatterfield3699 7 дней назад

I think I just discovered my favorite booktuber. A beautiful, heartfelt review. I'll be reading Murnane before this month is out. Edited to add that I love the name you've chosen for your channel, and agree with the sentiment.

@theonlyrealproperty2567 6 дней назад

Thank you!

@GWOutsider 13 дней назад

Great video, always delightful to see Murnane being brought up. He is truly one of a kind, completely unlike any other writer. The most underrated giant of our times. I still remember how I felt while I read for the first time Tamarisk Row (which he describes as a world seen through coloured glass, incredibly fitting) and Inland (nothing short of dizzying)

@leafyconcern 13 дней назад

This is beautiful to hear!

@bmaei5 День назад

Read Murnane’s inland last year and I was hooked. Read border districts and the plains this year and that opinion has not shifted. I find his writing wistful, at times evoking a deep melancholy. The memories, the memories of light, of color so vivid, I feel and see them too. I am a lover of postmodern literature and the interiority of Murnane’s fiction, and achieved in so few pages, is truly extraordinary. And I say that having just finished Gaddis’ recognitions.

@theonlyrealproperty2567 День назад

@@bmaei5 I haven’t heard of Gaddis’ book until now so thank you. Also thank you for taking the time to put into words your experience with Murnane, it’s wonderful.

@MrUndersolo 12 дней назад

Never heard of him. Glad to add him to the list!

@apoetreadstowrite 13 дней назад

He has written a small amount of interesting poetry also, he is very reclusive & private, but his writing is certainly unforgettable.

@karenbird6727 12 дней назад

Thank you for sharing!

@aungsettkyawmin9094 9 дней назад

Looks like the algorithm found me. just finished the Plains a few days ago. Spiritual and philosophically provocative without the use of directly spiritual or philosophical language. also, the way Murnane paints a chillingly believable portrait of these strange and obsessive individuals (aka the wealthy landowners) that patronize philosophers, novelist and artists in the plains completely sold me.

@theonlyrealproperty2567 День назад

@@aungsettkyawmin9094 Hehe the algorithm indeed. I have come back a few times to your comment here as I feel you captured a particular aspect of the book so well. Thank you so much.

@apoetreadstowrite 13 дней назад

I don't think it's quite true that Murnane has been ignored in Australia, he is published by Giramondo (probably the most prestigious stable in the country) & Ivor Indyk (& his whole press) are big supporters. From a publishing point of view, it must be difficult to foreground a writer who is so chronically reclusive & private, & I think Giramondo is respectful of Murnane's wishes. It's a pickle, I guess.