TBC...

This post is not complete and will be revised/added to, but I just have to put down a few things before reading 'reality hunger' any further buries all those threads under the bulk of information. First I have to say that the descriptive 'Manifesto' of the title is too true, since the book is bursting at the seams! The fascinating thing is that you can read it front to back, back to front, sideways and by picking random numbers and much like 'the island of a thousand dangers' (which is the title transcribed from German, not sure whether it's the same here, but basically the novel that sends you to different places at the end of each chapter and manipulates the narrative that way) the way you choose to read it influences the way interpretation develops. Now I'm not really clear on what (or better If) the author actually fabricated himself, but frankly, I'm in no rush to find out. One of the things that appeals to me about this format is the chance to ignore the source of the text and instead go hunting for the context hidden in the structure of the composition. I'm especially taken with the regards of history (literary and otherwise) and the fundamental way our outlook onto the world is shaped by narrative, even though narrative is shaped by our outlook in turn, not stable or set in stone or even trustworthy.