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Contents: The body without organs as becoming organ (2003) - On Orhan Veli (2001) - Florian Braitenthaller on Hans Lebert (2003) - On a new edition of Franz Kafka's Trial (1997) - On Jacques Roubaud's poetics (1997) - On Danilo Kiš (1996) - On Elias Canetti's Notes (1996)

The “Body Without Organs” as Becoming-Organ (2002)

This is a philosophical text that deals with Deleuze & Guattari's notion of a “body without organs”. It is argued that “organlessness” should be interpreted in terms of a becoming organ
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On Orhan Veli (2001)

In 1951, one of the outstanding figures of modern turkish poetry died in the age of 36: Orhan Veli. Equal in importance with Nâzim Hikmet, he is unfortunately much less known in the west.
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Florian Braitenthaller on Hans Lebert (2003)

Florian Braitenthaller's book on Hans Lebert (1919-1993) is the point of departure for a talk about Lebert's relationship to modernity, Austria, gnosticism, and music...
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Franz Kafka's “Trial” - Interview with Roland Reuß (1997)

Roland Reuß is chief editor of a new critical edition of Kafka's works. In this interview, he talks about the guidelines of his new edition of Kafka's Trial
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Jacques Roubaud - Poetry and Memory (1997)

Jacques Roubaud is member of the experimental writing group OULIPO. This is a review of his new book where he develops his personal poetology.
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Danilo Kiš, the Homeless (1996)

This is a review of a book with short texts by Danilo Kiš, the exiled yugoslavian author that died in Paris in 1993.
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On Elias Canetti's Notes from 1992-93 (1996)

Canetti's Notes form an integral part of his literary work. This is a review of the last volume brought to a close before he died in 1994.
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