Comments on: The State of Stephen Dixon http://www.johndermotwoods.com/2010/01/the-state-of-stephen-dixon/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:26:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy Linkner http://www.johndermotwoods.com/2010/01/the-state-of-stephen-dixon/comment-page-1/#comment-1456 Andy Linkner Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:13:17 +0000 http://www.johndermotwoods.com/?p=782#comment-1456 My understanding is that these fictions from the 1967 collection are pretty standard short story length rather than the micro-fictions of VI. My understanding is that these fictions from the 1967 collection are pretty standard short story length rather than the micro-fictions of VI.

]]> By: John Dermot Woods http://www.johndermotwoods.com/2010/01/the-state-of-stephen-dixon/comment-page-1/#comment-1455 John Dermot Woods Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:12:05 +0000 http://www.johndermotwoods.com/?p=782#comment-1455 Wow, Andy. I hadn't heard about that. More Bernhard short pieces? Those Voice Imitator pieces are so singular in his body of work, so I'm really interested to see more of how he operates in the short form. I wonder if they'll be longer than the VI pieces? Wow, Andy. I hadn’t heard about that. More Bernhard short pieces? Those Voice Imitator pieces are so singular in his body of work, so I’m really interested to see more of how he operates in the short form. I wonder if they’ll be longer than the VI pieces?

]]> By: Andy Linkner http://www.johndermotwoods.com/2010/01/the-state-of-stephen-dixon/comment-page-1/#comment-1454 Andy Linkner Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:15:51 +0000 http://www.johndermotwoods.com/?p=782#comment-1454 Been a huge Dixon fan for at least 15 years and, as a great admirer of "The Complete Collection of People, Places and Things" it doesn't surprise me to find Dixon acolytes here on this site. The upcoming publication of Dixon's uncollected stories in May is truly a watershed event. I'd read almost all of Bernhard's work in English translation at the time Dixon's piece on him appeared so it was fun seeing one of my literary heroes paying homage to the other, but it should not go unnoticed that a very important Bernhard publication is also slated for May release, namely his 1967 collection of stories "Prose" from Seagull Books. Been a huge Dixon fan for at least 15 years and, as a great admirer of “The Complete Collection of People, Places and Things” it doesn’t surprise me to find Dixon acolytes here on this site. The upcoming publication of Dixon’s uncollected stories in May is truly a watershed event.

I’d read almost all of Bernhard’s work in English translation at the time Dixon’s piece on him appeared so it was fun seeing one of my literary heroes paying homage to the other, but it should not go unnoticed that a very important Bernhard publication is also slated for May release, namely his 1967 collection of stories “Prose” from Seagull Books.

]]> By: John Dermot Woods http://www.johndermotwoods.com/2010/01/the-state-of-stephen-dixon/comment-page-1/#comment-1453 John Dermot Woods Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:16:26 +0000 http://www.johndermotwoods.com/?p=782#comment-1453 You said it, JB. After reading that essay a few years ago, I let Thomas Bernhard into my home. He's been breaking all of the furniture since. You said it, JB. After reading that essay a few years ago, I let Thomas Bernhard into my home. He’s been breaking all of the furniture since.

]]> By: John Levi Barnard http://www.johndermotwoods.com/2010/01/the-state-of-stephen-dixon/comment-page-1/#comment-1452 John Levi Barnard Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:43:09 +0000 http://www.johndermotwoods.com/?p=782#comment-1452 Leave it to Dixon to be influenced by Bernhard IN REVERSE. Thanks for the link to that essay, which is essential Dixonism, especially in its enthusiasm for crabbiness. Anyway, I fully agree about the value of his sincerity. Leave it to Dixon to be influenced by Bernhard IN REVERSE. Thanks for the link to that essay, which is essential Dixonism, especially in its enthusiasm for crabbiness. Anyway, I fully agree about the value of his sincerity.

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