Day Three Hundred and Forty Nine
Kafka said “silly puppy.” Primo Levi loved Thomas Mann. Nearly every author, in some way has referred to another author or a book or a myth that I have read this year. I love the feeling of being a part of the fabric of literature. Knowing that Joyce is referencing Homer, knowing that Beckett is referencing Joyce, makes the reading experience so rich. I’m newly inspired to finish The Magic Mountain because of Levi’s rhapsodies on Mann’s philosophy.