| Title | : | The Review of Contemporary Fiction: Gilbert Sorrentino and Mulligan Stew: Summer 2011 |
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| ISBN | : | 1564786455 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781564786456 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 |
| Publication | : | First published August 1, 2011 |
The Review of Contemporary Fiction: Gilbert Sorrentino and Mulligan Stew: Summer 2011 Reviews
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I have hit the Sorrentino MOTHERLODE with my first RCF subscription. First last season’s
Failure Issue, featuring selected bitchery from the Dalkey correspondence archives, now this complete issue devoted to Gilbert and his comic masterwork
Mulligan Stew. Sadly, I slurped it up like a coke-addled groupie, and now the Sorrentino comedown must begin. The issue features a range of scholarly essays on MS—perspectives on the aesthetics of failure and its hidden politics, along with a look at the text’s use of boredom and satire in the masque play Flawless Play Restored. Peter Blegvad has contributed a series of glorious illustrations to compliment the pieces, and has added his own art poem “The Sweet of Love” to the issue. Jonathan Lethem pops up with a short article on Sorrentino’s indispensable avant-garde bible,
Something Said. Notable also are the pieces by Ammiel Alcalay and Gerald Howard’s tour of his Brooklyn neighbourhood. If you haven’t read Mulligan Stew yet, and you’re nearing death, please do so instantly. FABULOUS issue. -
Papers/essays/articles of note: Aidan Higgins, Thierry Robin, Jennika Baines, Maciej Ruczaj, Anthony Adams, Amy Nejezchleb
Books to check out: Steve Weiner, Sweet England; Antonio Ungar, Tres Ataudes Blancos; Gary Lutz, Divorcer.
