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El Reg bookworm Mark Diston looks at the latest from the publishing world with two recent French translations of best-selling books from Patrick Modiano and Michel Bussi. We've also a curious comment on our life and times by Douglas Coupland, Hans Ulrich Obrist and Shumon Basar that could well find its way into hipsters' pockets …

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  1. Bleu

    Two apparently unreadable books, one a picture book for children

    I will avoid these publications, but would advise reading real Situationist publications before you make that comparison.

    Sure, they had their share of jerks, also had more than their share of brilliance, puts the puerile crap from the hippy generation of the english-speaking countries where it belongs: in the rubbish bin.

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      Re: Two apparently unreadable books, one a picture book for children

      reading real Situationist publications before you make that comparison.

      ... any good examples?

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      1. Bleu
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        Re: Two apparently unreadable books, one a picture book for children

        The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord, his post-Situationist Commentary on the Society of the Spectactle (gnomic and I don't understand it all, but he makes the reasons clear), and his essay on wine from the same time, a joy.

        The Revolution in Everyday Life by Raoul Vaneigem.

        You can find many of the earlier ones, some of the later, at the Situationist International archive, which you must not entirely trust, there are so many great essays and ideas, I find the American and British ones to mainly be stupid (an intentional split infinitive), some of the French and other ones, too.

        Many are brilliant.

        Apologise for not replying earlier, so you will probably never read this reply.

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  2. Rob 5

    I liked the picture with the kittens.

    That is all.

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