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On Wing
On Wing, the first published work of fiction by the Slovak poet-philosopher Róbert Gál, is a constellation of hundreds of aphorisms, dreams, anecdotes, and inquiries, all written in a restless, searching, "improvisational" prose whose techniques reflect those of Bernhard, Nietzsche, and Kierkegaard, not to mention the saxophonist and composer John Zorn, who makes a brief cameo as a character.
109 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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Róbert Gál
17 books70 followersRóbert Gál is a Slovak-born writer and editor living in Prague. He is the author of several books of aphorisms, fiction, and philosophical fragments available in English translation, including Tractatus (Schism Press, 2022), Naked Thoughts (Black Sun Lit, 2019), Agnomia (Dalkey Archive Press, 2018), On Wing (Dalkey Archive Press, 2015), and Signs & Symptoms (Twisted Spoon Press, 2003).
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August 4, 2017
Never before has my head nodded in agreement so fast upon reading another's first sentence as it so happened in this particular case. I was hooked from that moment forwards.
See, the thing is sometimes in life we are made to strictly marginalise (is that an apt word to use here?) our views and become thus trapped into these questions that are overtly probed into us to manage in a helpless sequence as mandated by situations. This does nothing save leave more confusion in our wake.
Then sometimes, you come across such and so people who delve simply into slipstream musings allowing an escape with a careful, thoughtful skip. The event's akin to moulding an understanding with clay from our own interpretations and happenings. 'Awareness'.
I might not have agreed with a few jottings writ herein but the nugget was pleasantly honest...plus a one refreshing departure from what I'm used to reading.
As I always reiterate: thoughts exposed by the experiences of life are far better than those dictated and this is exactly what this book is about.
On Wing, allows us a seat upon a therapist-like chair to listen to bits and pieces and ever-attentive do we become as our interlocutor reveals these memories/confessions and the observations/analyses he deduced along the way complimented each other quite profoundly.
See, the thing is sometimes in life we are made to strictly marginalise (is that an apt word to use here?) our views and become thus trapped into these questions that are overtly probed into us to manage in a helpless sequence as mandated by situations. This does nothing save leave more confusion in our wake.
Then sometimes, you come across such and so people who delve simply into slipstream musings allowing an escape with a careful, thoughtful skip. The event's akin to moulding an understanding with clay from our own interpretations and happenings. 'Awareness'.
I might not have agreed with a few jottings writ herein but the nugget was pleasantly honest...plus a one refreshing departure from what I'm used to reading.
As I always reiterate: thoughts exposed by the experiences of life are far better than those dictated and this is exactly what this book is about.
On Wing, allows us a seat upon a therapist-like chair to listen to bits and pieces and ever-attentive do we become as our interlocutor reveals these memories/confessions and the observations/analyses he deduced along the way complimented each other quite profoundly.
March 19, 2016
This is a book for the reader who welcomes a work designed to engage but not answer, raise questions, explore and experiment with ideas. A mix of anecdotes, dreams, aphorisms that moves between poetry, philosophy and storytelling. For my full review see http://wp.me/p4GDHM-gs
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