knaap vol. 3

knaap vol. 3

vendusie & vlyte

As boundaries blur

Joseph Schreiber writes on how Decima's gentle anthropomorphization blurs some already slippery boundaries.

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Joseph Schreiber
Feb 18, 2024
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Dear Wemar

Facing the empty page, I have been wondering for words for more than a week now.

I have been invited to respond to Decima, the latest novel by Eben Venter. Respond. I was told that it does not have to be in the form of a conventional review which, in a way, would be much easier. Reviews have an internal logic and form; reviews, at least in my p…

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Joseph Schreiber
Some kind of writer, critic and editor. Creator and sole contributor at roughghosts.com.
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