Nathan "N.R."’s Comments (group member since Oct 28, 2012)

Nathan "N.R."’s comments from the William T Vollmann Central group.

Brian wrote: "I wonder how these two books would collide if I read one after the other. Ill-advised? "

There might be some risk ; but I suspect it would be doubly informative. Give it a whirl.

Some ephemera from The Rifles ::
http://enriquefreequesreads.blogspot....

Just a reminder of this for anyone in the Boston area this Friday afternoon ::
""A Sense of Inexhaustibility": A Colloquium on William T. Vollmann" at Boston University.

https://www.bu.edu/cgs/calendar/?eid=...

Nathan "N.R." wrote: "Bill will be in Las Vegas this Thursday ::

"The Spectacle of Violence: Why We Need to Watch"
panel discussion with With William T. Vollmann, Kerry Howley,
Dr. Jonathan “Professor in the Cage” Gott..."

This is happening tonight. And this article will get you chuckling vis-a-vis their photo of Bill ::
"Black Mountain Institute panel to explore the appeal of violence"
http://www.reviewjournal.com/life/bla...

Very happy to see La familia real now pub'd in Spanish by Pálido Fuego.
http://www.palidofuego.com/la-familia...

Pálido Fuego has quite an impressive stable of authors.

"Maidan Voyage: Exploring the riven region of Ukraine"
Sept/Oct/Nov 2016 BookForum
http://bookforum.com/inprint/023_03/1...

T.R. wrote: "Speaking of Ukraine!

http://bookforum.com/inprint/023_03/1..."

Thanks! I'm gunna add it to our uncollected folder ::::

Bill will be in Las Vegas this Thursday ::

"The Spectacle of Violence: Why We Need to Watch"
panel discussion with With William T. Vollmann, Kerry Howley,
Dr. Jonathan “Professor in the Cage” Gottschall,
and Dr. Brian Villmoare
Moderated by Joshua Wolf Shenk
Si Redd Room in the Thomas & Mack Center
Thursday, September 29, 7:00 p.m
http://blackmountaininstitute.org/new...

Daniel wrote: "I do have a discount voucher which takes it down to $31.50. Message me if interested. "

Vollmanniacs --> spread the word!! Worth every penny.

Very cool to hear about this. Thanks!

Recently spotted at an airport ::

"...so we began corresponding and talking on the phone about possible stories. Is there some kind of lesbian commune or maybe a marijuana encampment in the North Bay, he asked. Probably, but I don't think I could grant you access."
http://www.bohemian.com/northbay/bill...

Mark wrote: "Thanks for looking out for us RURD-less schmucks.."

Blessed are the RURD-less schmucks, for they shall be RURD'd. [happy to help!]

Mark wrote: "Grabbed it. Seems to be ex library which isn't great but what are the chances it's circulated a lot anyways? Thanks Nathan, 71% there..."

Nicely done.

At any rate, it's gone!

Nick wrote: "Those without a set - I'd snap that Amazon deal up very quickly. Will not last 24 hours at that price. You can always fill in the gaps later. Hell, If it's there tomorrow maybe I'll even buy it! Th..."

I know I've seen v4 listed individually (printing problems, I suspect, as my copy has). And v7 (the MC) I don't think is all that terribly outrageously valuable ;; takes about two hours to read ; mostly a summing of the presentation in v1-4.

" Used - Good
Missing vol 4 and vol 7. Other 5 books are in good condition. All sales benefit the library."

It's not quite what you want, but it sounds like a better abridgment than the other one ::
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...

Alexander wrote: "Do we have somewhere a collection of the links to these post-RURD works? Nathan, I'm looking at you, you wonderful completionist maniac you"

I've been trying to compile stuff in the Uncollected Vollmann thread ::
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... [see also that whole folder, Other Stuff]
And also the Interviews, links, websources thread ::
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The other valuable resource is Michael Hemmingson's [RIP] William T. Vollmann: An Annotated Bibliography (2012) which I hope to expand and create a corriegenda for. Unfortunately, it's pricey.

Generally speaking, since the birth of his daughter, he's been doing much less war reporting, so there may not be a lot of relevant material to add to RURD ; even though a few pieces collected in RURD stretch their relatedness. The other possibility you mention, a part two to Expelled, would be great. I don't know if McCaffery has plans to produce one though. He's retired and said that he's pretty much done with his interview work. But fingers crossed that he's still got his finger on the pulse of Vollmann's productivity.

a) certainly legit to hold onto a few archival copies.
b) people in these parts need those copies!
c) a new edition is seriously needed. A reprint is insufficient.
d) people in these parts need those copies!
e) auction off that archive to finance a second edition.
f) people in these parts need those copies!
g) at least get them into research libraries.
h) One more time with feeling ;: PEOPLE IN THESE PARTS NEED THOSE COPIES!

Geoff wrote: "New project I've been assigned here for work at the National Archives? The Court of Claims records for Joseph's Band of the Nez Perce Indians. Hell yes. Get to go through the entire record of his c..."

Indeed pretty cool.

This cover of The Royal Family is just a little different ::


Pub'ers page ::
http://www.palidofuego.com/la-familia...