tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14622690.post224729340724296456..comments2023-06-18T16:24:04.768+01:00Comments on Stuart Young: Quentin S CrispStuart Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349998328428656218noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14622690.post-64798643197593943632010-06-18T09:19:53.661+01:002010-06-18T09:19:53.661+01:00Hello Anon.
Thank you. I would rather not give cl...Hello Anon.<br /><br />Thank you. I would rather not give clues, so you have spared me.<br /><br />Sometimes what is staring us in the face can be invisible. I'm very bad, for instance, at anagrams.Quentin S. Crisphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503918134359271998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14622690.post-11313157635130764602010-06-18T04:51:30.516+01:002010-06-18T04:51:30.516+01:00Never mind the clue, I get it now. I'm a littl...Never mind the clue, I get it now. I'm a little bit slow. I can't believe I didn't realize what your dedication meant sooner!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14622690.post-59635361085954068632010-06-17T19:05:02.475+01:002010-06-17T19:05:02.475+01:00Yes, give a clue, please. Obviously I am not as pe...Yes, give a clue, please. Obviously I am not as perceptive an individual as you might think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14622690.post-42540365263649984362010-06-17T18:53:52.322+01:002010-06-17T18:53:52.322+01:00I think that you will be evasive in your answer so...<i>I think that you will be evasive in your answer somehow.</i><br /><br />I can see you are a person of uncanny perception.<br /><br />There is a message in the dedication, but it's not to any single person. I'm wondering whether to give a clue.Quentin S. Crisphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503918134359271998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14622690.post-20744666997272879722010-06-17T18:20:02.582+01:002010-06-17T18:20:02.582+01:00Hi Quentin.
Thank you for answering my question. ...Hi Quentin.<br /><br />Thank you for answering my question. So you don't know an 'Eva'? Well, that does make things interesting. Is Eva a pseudonym for somebody else? Is she real at all? I think that you will be evasive in your answer somehow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14622690.post-47955109596265099512010-06-16T14:50:29.459+01:002010-06-16T14:50:29.459+01:00Hello Tom.
I love Tanizaki (or 'the Tannister...Hello Tom.<br /><br />I love Tanizaki (or 'the Tannister' as we call him in my house), and almost mentioned him in my list (which was far from exhaustive), but I've never really been conscious of him as an influence while I'm in the act of writing. I think it's fair to say that he's an indirect influence, though, even if not a direct one. The Secret History of the Lord of Quentin S. Crisphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503918134359271998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14622690.post-29314730649737708192010-06-16T14:35:27.409+01:002010-06-16T14:35:27.409+01:00Hello Quentin.
I've found your writing to be ...Hello Quentin.<br /><br />I've found your writing to be very personal for the most part. And so, I can't help but wonder if the "Eva" this book is dedicated to corresponds to any characters in the novel. And does she know that this book is dedicated to her? I'm not so sure I would like such a book to be dedicated to me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14622690.post-11341925769987514842010-06-16T13:38:24.245+01:002010-06-16T13:38:24.245+01:00Thanks, Quentin.
Following up: I sometimes have t...Thanks, Quentin.<br /><br />Following up: I sometimes have the impression when reading your stories that you have an interest in both the obsessive and the sensual, which can also be found in some of Tanizaki's books (like, for example in "Naomi", or "The secret history of the lord of Mushashi"), but you didn't list him as an influence.<br />Any comments?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14622690.post-30237339912622318682010-06-16T12:06:44.133+01:002010-06-16T12:06:44.133+01:00Hello Tom.
I think that "Remember You're...Hello Tom.<br /><br />I think that "Remember You're a One-Ball!" is actually one of my least Japanese-influenced works. I think it has a very pacey, thriller-like structure, building suspense through the selective piecing out of information. It's also conspicuously British in its themes, ambience and references. I think in many ways it's not 'literary' at all, in Quentin S. Crisphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503918134359271998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14622690.post-86379300440752527982010-06-16T10:53:00.042+01:002010-06-16T10:53:00.042+01:00Quentin, can you share how (or if) your passion fo...Quentin, can you share how (or if) your passion for Japan and japanese litarature has in some way influenced your sensibilites and style?<br /><br />cheers,<br /><br />Tom A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com