It would be interesting to read an analysis or review of the
book that points up some of the subtext. Not that it'd
persuade me on the novel -- it wouldn't -- but I am curious
what other people see in it.
doug
--- Etienne Borgers <
freeweb@rocketmail.com> wrote:
> Marc Behm's 'The Eye of the Beholder'
>
> I can understand your surprise by reading Behm,
an
> author with a corpus of works that cannot
be
> classified. Most of it can be best described
as:
> surreal Noir or even as fantastic Noir (close
to
> fantasy).
> Maybe you overlooked (or were not interested by)
the
> intentions of 'Eye...' and was expecting some
kind
> of
> mainstream crime/HB novel, that Eye is not,
all
> converging to your disappointment.
>
> I will not disclose details (to protect
future
> readers) but we have to keep in mind that 'Eye..'
is
> a
> kind of allegory close to the initiatory
cycles
> found
> in ancient lit ... could even be regarded as
a
> modern
> philosophical "conte" (tale).
> But it's obvious that even if you deciphered it,
the
> novel could still not be your cup of tea.
> Marc Behm is one of these authors belonging to
the
> uncharted territories of Noir/HB.
>
===== Doug Bassett
dj_bassett@yahoo.com
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