Pierre Guyotat ('Eden Eden Eden,' 'Tomb for 500,000 Soldiers,' 'Prostitution,' etc.), arguably the last of the great French visionary writers, and inarguably one of the greatest living novelists, is giving a very rare public reading of his work this Saturday in Paris. The reading will be accompanied by a new film made for the occasion by Jean-Luc Godard. The event is part of a two day celebration of Guyotat's work at the Centre Pompidou, and, needless to say, I am so there. So why am I torturing you non-Parisians with this news? Because I'm not torturing you. The reading will be broadcast live over the internet, and, if you can determine what 6 pm Paris time would be in your own time zone (and have Real One Player installed on your computer), you can watch one of the true geniuses of contemporary literature do his thing.
p.s. Don't forget to cast your guess in the contest, if you're interested. I'll catch up with you tomorrow.
p.s. Don't forget to cast your guess in the contest, if you're interested. I'll catch up with you tomorrow.
posted by Dennis Cooper at 1:19 AM
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hey dennis,
you lucky man,
im half way through eden eden eden,
its so heavy but shot through with beautiful passages,
i forgot to mention that ive been writing to dennis neilsen for a few years now and if your interested i can send you on some copies of his letters,
take care,
alex
This is what I love about this blog - I hear about poeple I didn't know about.
I am ashamed to say this name meant nothing to me, but I am extremely interested in Algeria on top of whihc I need to read better stuff on top of WHICH my bf's in Paris this weekend so gonna send the bastard along to the event!
I suppose Guyotat will read in French - even though it's the language of the opporessor and all that
I must say I'm intriqued and had no idea who this was until now. Thanks, Dennis, and everyone else, for passing so many talented along for us to enjoy!
- garrison
I think one of the things that I love so much about this blog is you reveal so much to me about artists that I already admired so much (in this case, I didn't even know Guyotat was still alive!, and earlier, I didn't know Catherine Robbe-Grillet was still actively doing anything!), so naturally, thank you.
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hey dennis
can you (or someone else out there) recommend a good Guyotat novel to begin with? i'm afraid the name meant nothing to me either, but his work sounds intriguing. thanks
jay- Eden Eden Eden is the novel I'd recommend starting with. In my opinion you'll get the most out of it if you bite the bullet and read it all in one sitting the first time then go back and revisit passages. It will change the way you read.
Dennis,
If it's at all possible can you find out if anyone is making an English translation of this reading, and/or if it will be subtitled (I doubt this), and/or find out what he is reading from? Also, can you say what the Godard film is about? (Is it about Guyotat or based on his work?) Thanks.
Mike--
Yeah, I didn't know if Guyotat was still alive or not either. Good to know that he is for sure still around.
But how old is he? 70's? 80's? or???
How many Guyotat books are available in English translation?
Steve:
Creation Books has two of his novels
http://www.creationbooks.com/frameset.asp?p=f-cult.html
I think those are the only ones available in English, but I could be wrong.
oh, weird. today, at barnes and noble. they didnt have any of yer other books, but they had the sluts. weird, right? the cover is kinda sexy, i must say.
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