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[poliphilo]

That we live in many different dimensions- that's a modern insight but not new. Joyce, Eliot- all that crew- had a firm grasp of it. 

That we live in many different dimensions at once- that's a little more advanced, but still 20th century. It's what Finnegan's Wake is trying to say, isn't it?

That the boundaries between the many different dimensions may be smeared - that we may not notice our passage from one to the other- that's on the cusp. Most modern fiction has gate-keepers in place.

But that the dimensions may smear into one another in ways we do not understand-  that things may happen in this multi-dimensional universe for which we have no explanation, not even a far-fetched one-  that's a quantum way of thinking, a 21st century way of thinking- and that's what sets Murakami and a very few others ahead of  the pack.  

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Re: Burroughs vs. Murakami

[pop-o-pie.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing that Murakami's work is less drug induced. I'm willing to predict also that Murakami may not be as amusing to listen to as Burroughs when reading his work aloud.

I have a gift certificate to use at Barnes & Noble Bookstore, I think I'm going to pick up on of Murakami's books.

Here's a little Burroughs on Thanksgiving...

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Re: Burroughs vs. Murakami

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

That's magnificent.