"It may be that, after a certain age, our instinct for anonymity is as powerful as that for identity; or, more precisely, for an erasure of the primary self in that another (hitherto undiscovered?) self may be released."
Ohhhh, I hope this is true. I exhaust myself with my own drive, ambition and need to be heard.
Wonderful read, thank you for posting this! I was glad to see Romanian authors mentioned along with other great writers; I did want to mention, though, that Tristan Tzara was one of the pen names used by Samuel Rosenstock, and the contemporary Andrei Codrescu used the pseudonyms Andrei Steiu and Liviu Floda. Thank you again for a wealth of information.
Very interesting!
Joyce
"It may be that, after a certain age, our instinct for anonymity is as powerful as that for identity; or, more precisely, for an erasure of the primary self in that another (hitherto undiscovered?) self may be released."
Ohhhh, I hope this is true. I exhaust myself with my own drive, ambition and need to be heard.
Excellent article.
Wonderful read, thank you for posting this! I was glad to see Romanian authors mentioned along with other great writers; I did want to mention, though, that Tristan Tzara was one of the pen names used by Samuel Rosenstock, and the contemporary Andrei Codrescu used the pseudonyms Andrei Steiu and Liviu Floda. Thank you again for a wealth of information.
many thanks! Joyce
thanks so much~ Joyce
thanks! Joyce
i was wondering how all these pseudonymians went about being paid?
Fascinating story.
thank you, dear Jean Carroll. you are one of our beloved beacons in this absurd dark time.
warmly
Joyce
I love your work! I'm reading The Accursed now. It's fascinating!
This was a fascinating read. Thank you for this.
This supreme essay comes right at the RIGHT time, Ms. Oates!!!
Thanks for posting this