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An Iliad by Alessandro Baricco
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... (I know, I know... absolutely no need for this except personal craziness), and page count ie: My most recent entry is An Iliad unread, on shelf, paseo verde library, 31431004994927, 149 pages

> 5 Oh, yes, I love Baricco! I loved his use of repetition in Silk. I've just read An Iliad; very interesting, indeed.

... because it was the first one I read (barring children's versions). I have recently read an English translation of An Iliad, by Alessandro Baricco, his stripped-down version, in which he eliminates the gods' actions and turns it from objective to subjective. Very interesting, and, ...

... Effie in Venice. I just finished Donna Leon's Blood from a Stone and have just begun Alessandro Baricco s An Iliad, which I'm liking very much. Like Silk, the language is very spare, pared to the bone.

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