Carles Miró on Baltasar Porcel

Trevor @ Wednesday November 12th 2008 13:43

Baltasar Porcel is a Mallorcan writer who is said to believe that his Nobel is grossly overdue. I find his columns and novels unbearably egoistic and confused, and the excellent Carles Miró in a brief review of Porcel’s career and latest novel suggests that I am not alone.

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  1. Carles Miró
    November 12th 2008 16:47

    Thanks.

    Of course you are not alone! Nobody reads Porcel’s columns, but “El cor del senglar” is great.

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