Mir
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Edgar Cantero:
Is the Borellus reference on page 262 of SE a real citation or a homage to Roger Zelazny? I must know!
Edgar Cantero
Hello, Miriam. I am not aware of a Borellus-Zelazny connection. That excerpt in pp. 261-2 tried to emulate the kind of overpopulated paragraph on hard-to-verify history that I enjoy reading in J.L. Borges' stories, with too many names that ring a bell and titles that *seem* to belong there. That's why the author of that excerpt is named Burgess. Borellus' appearance was most likely a reference to Lovecraft, who also mentioned Borellus (and used fake quotes) for flavor and verisimilitude in his own work. The quotes in that excerpt are all made up. I promise you that researching too much is not one of my flaws.
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Jason (jasonb)
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Edgar Cantero:
Any chance your Catalan books will be translated to English? I just picked up Meddling Kids and now I want to read everything that you write. I love the noir-horror-comedy-punk writing that you do! So, half way through Meddling Kids and I'm a fan. So, any chance? Jason
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