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"I don't get it, Michael said. And why should you? I said. Why should you get it after all?..."
And indeed, why should we, after all. It's not up to the Universe to make itself intelligible to us and Harrison isn't about to pretend it is. If you can't live with that, pass on by, there's nothing for you here, otherwise...
China Miéville: “That M. John Harrison is not a Nobel laureate proves the bankruptcy of the literary establishment. Austere, unflinching and desperately moving, he is one of the very great writers alive today. And yes, he writes fantasy and sf, though of a form, scale and brilliance that it shames not only the rest of the field, but most modern fiction.”
And indeed, why should we, after all. It's not up to the Universe to make itself intelligible to us and Harrison isn't about to pretend it is. If you can't live with that, pass on by, there's nothing for you here, otherwise...
China Miéville: “That M. John Harrison is not a Nobel laureate proves the bankruptcy of the literary establishment. Austere, unflinching and desperately moving, he is one of the very great writers alive today. And yes, he writes fantasy and sf, though of a form, scale and brilliance that it shames not only the rest of the field, but most modern fiction.”
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