I was never drawn to experiment with language; I take note of such experiments, but avoid them in my own writing. The reason is that the substance of… - Elias Canetti
" "I was never drawn to experiment with language; I take note of such experiments, but avoid them in my own writing. The reason is that the substance of life claims me completely. To indulge in linguistic experiments is to ignore the greater part of this substance, leaving all but a tiny portion untouched and unused, as if a musician were to ceaselessly play an instrument with his little finger only.
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About Elias Canetti
Elias Canetti (25 July 1905 – 14 August 1994) was a Bulgarian modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer. He wrote in German and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981.
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Elías Canetti
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O espanto certamente foi, no passado, aquele espelho, de que tanto nos agrada falar, que trazia os fenômenos para uma superfície mais lisa e tranqüila. Hoje, esse espelho está despedaçado, e os estilhaços do espanto tornaram-se pequenos. Porém, mesmo no mais minúsculo estilhaço, já não se reflete apenas um fenômeno isolado: impiedosamente, este arrasta consigo o seu reverso - o que quer que você veja, e por menos que veja, transcende a si próprio a partir do momento em que é visto.
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