tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post101649869598602750..comments2024-02-27T13:06:28.163+01:00Comments on love german books: Cheap, Shitey, Dry and Academic: European Writingkjdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-85710680518264237112010-08-19T14:20:02.404+02:002010-08-19T14:20:02.404+02:00"Shitey" does bring to mind Charlotte Ro..."Shitey" does bring to mind Charlotte Roche.<br /><br />But Tsiolkas obviously has never read Clemens Meyer.Davidhttp://www.dialoginternational.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-68558209981111850812010-08-18T04:48:12.165+02:002010-08-18T04:48:12.165+02:00To know what he means by "the real", you...To know what he means by "the real", you probably have to read his books, because I think he means "the kind of writing I aim for" (although he's not quite egotistical enough to say so). If you look at the other words the original Guardian article quotes him as using to describe the fiction he likes, I think it becomes quite clear: "lacerating", "rigorous&Natnoreply@blogger.com