tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524231717660808117.post1603916320154388255..comments2022-11-30T05:57:33.432-04:00Comments on Vheissu: Junot Díaz, “The Pura Principle”F. Escobarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14518434944616309743noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524231717660808117.post-73011510071379585782010-08-30T15:01:07.681-04:002010-08-30T15:01:07.681-04:00Marginalia: I just had to tag on this remark by Pa...Marginalia: I just had to tag on this remark by Pablo Brescia in his short story "La manera correcta de citar" (in <i>Se habla español</i>. Ed. E. Paz Soldán & A. Fuguet. Miami, 2000).<br /><br />"Antes se metía inglés en el español para estar a la vanguardia. Y ahora, colmo de la paradoja, aparece el español en la literatura en inglés, para imprimirle un sello cultural que me F. Escobarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14518434944616309743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524231717660808117.post-88528186878598047122010-04-28T17:32:40.976-04:002010-04-28T17:32:40.976-04:00TLF: I find "exotic" stories obnoxious b...TLF: I find "exotic" stories obnoxious because they play up certain aspects that are sometimes decidedly fake (or wrong, or otherwise marred by the desire to present readers with a stereotypical image of otherness). This exotic element sometimes manages to raise a weak story out of the rejection pile. I've discussed this a few times on the blog. It'll be interesting to hear whatF. Escobarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14518434944616309743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524231717660808117.post-84106114300482455862010-04-28T12:06:33.340-04:002010-04-28T12:06:33.340-04:00Your post presents an interesting perspective on D...Your post presents an interesting perspective on Diaz's story and the TNY as a forum for fiction as well. I'll have to go back and read what you wrote on the subject of "exotic stories" because I find this post particularly engaging. While I feel that the use of Spanish in this story WORKS (I speak some Spanish), I understand your point here. And I am surprised by the The Latent Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03835084596797177749noreply@blogger.com