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BAD 83 ALCHEMY Die Literatur, So Scheint Mir, Hat Es Mit Dem Verschwundenen Zu Tun, Oder Mit Dem, Was Hätte Sein Können, Aber Nicht Geworden Ist BAD 83 ALCHEMY Die Literatur, so scheint mir, hat es mit dem Verschwundenen zu tun, oder mit dem, was hätte sein können, aber nicht geworden ist... Deshalb sagt man jetzt auch, sie sei unnütz. Und tatsächlich, sie nützt nicht mehr als eine Niederlage, eine Ruine, ein Friedhof, eine Kindheitserinnerung... Der flatternde Schwan der weißen Agonie, haha ... Introibo ad altare Dei. Nie verkehrt, ein bisschen gelesen zu haben: gut fürs innere Gemurmel ... (Olivier Rolin) Meine Synapsentwister diesmal: Benjamin Black - The Black Eyed Blonde Junot Díaz - Das kurze wundersame Leben des Oscar Wao Krisztián Grecsó - Lange nicht gesehen Rodolfo Enrique Fogwill - Die unterirdische Schlacht John Higgs - The KLF: Chaos, Magic And The Band Who Burned A Million Pounds Denis Johnson - Keine Bewegung! 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