Text ´ Benzina ☆ Quim Monzó
Sculpture to end all sculptures the film of all films the exhibit of a Heribert Juliá and Humbert Herrera are opposites the one can no longer paint and doesn't much care the other wants to create the sculptur
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BenzinaE to end all sculptures the film of all films the exhibit of all exhibitions One couldn't care less about his mistress the other swoops in A fun house mirror through which Monzó examines the creative process
Benzina Book ☆ Benzina Gasoline is a fun little book although rather pretentious at times Full of comedy and odd happenings it's certainly a uniue story in my opinion
Benzina Book ☆ Benzinathree decades after it was first published uim monzó's gasoline benzina still offers seductive insight into the lives of artists and the myriad challenges inherent in the creative process the catalan author's novel one of five his books available in english translation split into two parts features two protagonists at very different points in their artistic careers heribert with his best successes behind him has become bored aloof and passionless while hubert ready to usurp than heribert's aesthetic achievements is inspired and inexhaustible yet the two of them seem to inevitably end up facing the same dissatisfaction and disappointmentat times surrealist revealing and droll gasoline perhaps offers uestions than it provides answers is hubert destined to become heribert is one's success merely the springboard for his successors are ego and selfishness ultimately noxious influences on the artist d
Benzina Book ☆ BenzinaIn Gasoline uim Monzo combines existential angst with the pitfalls of fame in a compelling at times humorous novel that addresses creativity and personal failure The story follows two main characters Heribert and Humbert both of whom posses artistic talent and massive egos Heribert is disenchanted with success while Humbert's career is sky rocketing yet the end result is much the same for both disappointment and apathy prevail In fact these two coul
Benzina Book ☆ BenzinaLooks interesting but the type and leading are too small for someone my age so I read very little Young book designers need to learn to be inclusive and publishers need to say No
Benzina Book ☆ BenzinaI'm really really sick of novels about creative men going through existential crises while holding up some random woman as their two dimensional muse Fuck the Manic Pixie Dream Girl and fuck the Brilliant but Impotent CreAtorI do love Open Letter press and I heard Monzó's shorts are pretty good but this book is clearly not for me
Benzina Book ☆ BenzinaGasoline is a book that messes with your mind but it’s good funThe novella only 141 pages satirises the new York art scene and while it’s true that modern art is an easy target the w
Benzina Book ☆ BenzinaDISCLAIMER I am the publisher of the book and thus spent approximately two years reading and editing and working on it So take my review with a grain of salt or the understanding that I am deeply invested in this text and know it uite well Also I would really appreciate it if you would purchase this book since it would benefit Open Letter directly
Benzina Book ☆ BenzinaThe plot concerns an artist named Heribert whose main love is Helena but whose mistress is Hildegarda and whose lovers include a myriad of women whose name begins with ‘H’ It must have been a wild ride when it was first published in Catalan in the 1980s
Benzina Book ☆ BenzinaI loved Monzo’s short story collections A Thousand Morons and Why Why Why much than Gasoline an earlier work of his I wonder if his writing style has improved over time or do I just like the uirky style of his writing so apparent in these two above mentioned short story collections In any case I highly recommend this writer if you like short stories
Benzina Book ☆ BenzinaI will forever think of this book as the one whose principal characters all have names beginning with H This stylistic uirk amusing at first is pretty frustrating to deal with throughout the narrative A short read When I got to the last page I thought to myself “HuH”