![]() ![]() B doesn’t have the kindest of things to say about A, which isn’t a surprise given the way in which his work has already been described as attacking or mocking “certain types of writers” (52). This time around, we learn of the relationship between B and ‘A’, a writer who, while coming from a similar background to B has met with a degree of literary success that B can only dream of. Is ‘B’ Belano again, or just another alter-ego? My memory tells me ‘B’ and Belano are the two most common protagonists that we encounter through the work, and I presume they are likely to be one and the same, though it may be that they are deployed in slightly different circumstances and with differing backgrounds. We are once again in familiar territory, with our protagonist ‘B’ a struggling writer of parodic fiction. If anyone is following along, what did you think of this story? Am I being a bit unfair? Having now reread it, listened to it and then picked through it more carefully for this post, I did enjoy what it was trying to do even if the execution still feels slightly lacking to me. I have to admit that I didn’t remember this story before returning to it this time, and I think it is the first story of the collection that doesn’t hit the heights of the first few - and perhaps that is why it didn't stick in my mind. ![]() ![]() Welcome to the next edition of the reading group - this month we read “A Literary Adventure”. ![]()
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