tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post4552336153335562597..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: A Game of Chess and Other stories - Stefan Zweig Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-10983171438805700832017-11-02T16:49:00.235+00:002017-11-02T16:49:00.235+00:00Indeed! With Zweig it’s not just that I want to re...Indeed! With Zweig it’s not just that I want to read more of him, but also the different perspectives and directions he opens up. He’s a writer who makes me uneasily aware that I haven’t read much European literature at all, and that by not doing so there are things I’m missing. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-52012263169996897362017-10-29T09:10:16.254+00:002017-10-29T09:10:16.254+00:00I don’t know Zweig so I can’t say if I would feel ...I don’t know Zweig so I can’t say if I would feel the same way about his work as you do, but I do know that feeling of wanting to be able to read through an author’s books in order to follow what seems to be a developing and central line of thought. I am retired and so in theory ought to be able to do that, but in practice like so many being retired doesn’t seem to mean more reading time and if I were to prioritise one author then how would I get round to all those I had neglected in the process? I think it’s called being caught between a rock and a hard place!Café Societyhttp://cafesociety956.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com