I got about halfway through your new novel to realize that ‘onze oom’ is not just another name for ‘major Anthony’.
I think now this novel is a bit different from your older work. Very, very interesting.

(But you come to the Book Fair in Antwerp: http://www.boekenbeurs.be/)

Are there Dutch books at the fair? I've always wanted to go to the FBF, but my German isn't well enough.

Frankfurter Buchmesse

Arnon , don't you feel nostalgia when you visit that particular fair? Wasn't it there that you met Vic and that he gave you the assignment to write your first novel?

Dens

Is your German ill then?

Am I going mad or did you change the entry?

@Ron
Arnon only made an add to the entry. No need to freak out, although it is allowed to do so with moderation, I think.

@Bernard
Didn't it end originally with something like the Buchmesse could be dealt with only every few years or so? Or did I read that somewhere else? I'm not freaking out, but I am confused. With moderation of course.

Ron & Bernard

I did change this entry.

Arnon: Yesterday afternoon there was a very nice, but very tired young man at the Lebowski stand who, after explaining to me that he was there to get your book sold, gave me a copy for free. Maybe I should have asked him to sign it instead – anyway, I’m looking forward to reading it.

Teresa

He wanted to sell his book to you? I don't get it.

@Ron
You are right, I forgot. Apologies. Confusion is also in the eye of the beholder, e. g. myself.

Arnon: I assume he worked for Lebowski because he said he was there to sell your book. However, when I asked him whether I could buy a copy of Onze Oom he said that I could have it for free. I thought it was quite funny.

An affair

I think we should respect the (to) high private level of the conversation on the latest post between the writer and one of his x'.
Although, if I were the father of x' child I would wonder why she reacted immediately on a post of the writer about her, would every x of the writer follow this blog that obsessed in the hope that one day she's mentioned so that she can react and has the proove she isn't forgotten?
Any tips for me to be that unforgettable to all my short affairs?
And should a writer not send a copy of all his books to all his x' (it's all marketing you know, one of my 'stokpaardjes'), or would the cost in the case of our writer be to high?
We're getting always more incestuous, if that's a good thing only the Marsipulami knows.

Dear Strasse,

"I think..... (...) Any tips for me....."
Stop thinking and kill yourself, I will bring you closer to your Marsipulami.

Teresa

To "sell" a book at the Frankfurt Book Fair means to sell the rights.

@Eric, I think that was the funniest entries you wrote. I had actually considered X may be Strasse who is someone else. Or maybe X wears a size 36. And who are you Eric?
@Arnon, I'm starting to hate the fact that everyone keeps changing names all the time. How is one to build up honest relationships?

Noa

Still mad on me appearantly, strange, I said something nice (for my miens) and you're becoming all paranoiac. How can I make up to you, definitely not with a sauna, that's clear.

Noa

Do/did you think "Strasse" is (the artist formely known as) Rutger?

@Jeanette, no I think Strasse is Neria for specifically having quoted Rutger. At first I thought Strasse was Mieke (because Mieke and Rutger got along well) but Strasse's style is daily leaning towards Nerias... Strasse could however also be Margot as Margot has been awfully silent these days and likes to experiment with different personas. That having been said, Strasse could be entirely new, and what's actually happening is all the other women are disappearing. The conclusion would then be that Arnon is neglecting them (us) and maybe he should throw these women a bone now and then simply to keep them happy and here.
@Strasse: I am not and was not angry at you, what makes you think that? I merely thought Eric's reaction in itself was funny.

Quote

Did I quote Rutger? And who the f**ck is Rutger?
I decided a while ago trying to life as virtual as possible, but It was even in real life never so hard to proove my own existence. I'm just looser Strasse -no more no less- and I don't know anything about all the history of this blog and I'm surely not interested, I was just visiting out of intrest in Arnon Grunberg not in his diehard fans, it's obvious that those consider themselves as the only protecters of the good taste on this blog and the 'real' ones (the incest level of this place, you know) and new ones should fit in or get out, I'm out then, have all a wonderfull life but being part of another bad imitation of real life but then on the internet is really not what I was after.
Keep writing Mr. Grunberg, I love your work. Keep writing Noa, I don't know your work but I admire people who try to survive doing what they like.

Strasse

Don't take this as an offense, but to me too, you come across as a distinct looser, a nice one. Enjoy this virtual life as much as you can, no need to defend yourself against wild allegations.

Dear Noa,

"And who are you Eric? "
I'm Eric Wander.
Or do I misunderstand your question?

@Strasse - Oh my, was it me that said something to make you so angry? If so: I was only playing guessing games about your identity, I didn't realize that would be so hurtful? Or are you angry about something else?
There was no judgement in what I said - simply an opinion of who I thought could be behind Strasse. If Strasse is just Strasse then that's fine too, isn't it?
Don't think there's an incenstuous incrowd because there isn't. Some of us have been here for a while, that's all. In general we care only about ourselves here. And we all have different reasons to come here, your reason is just as valid as anyone else's.
If it makes you feel better: all of the ferquent flyers here have at one stage been given a hard time. If you choose to expose yourself and your thoughts (even if that's by use of a different name), that's simply what happens. People react. And people don't always agree.
Someone once said here there was a 'we'. I don't agree to that myself. It's a whole unrelated bunch of "me, myself and I's".

Noa

WE are WE ,because we all react to this blog.
A simple truth. By no means I wanted to insinuate we are all equal or mutual very fond of each other.

Noa & Mieke

NO, Noa... LISTEN TO Mieke!
She wanted to create a 'we' to exclude me.
Probably she hoped to hurt my feelings.
Or was it for another reason?...... Mieke.

Poor Eric

Did I hurt your feelings so badly?
Inflicting pain on someone else is one of my preferred methods to help the other to understand his own motives and feelings better.
I am not much of a nurse, more like a surgeon who likes the use of the scalpel.
I am sure it helped you to get an insight of your relationship to us, your co-commentators, of this blog.
The pleasure was mine.
Yours faithfully,

Dear Mieke

You see, there you try it again.
But please Mieke Lieve Dutoit, don't overestimate yourself:
"I am sure....."
Your not even sure of what you are: a nurse, a surgeon, an artist.
Well if you are a surgeon then your scalpel is blunt.
But please keep trying.

With Love,

Eric

Charming Eric

You even remember my full name. I must have made an impression.
I never pretented my scalpel wasn't blunt. They leave deeper scars, that's what I like.

@the elite

I wanted to let you all know that Strasse -as asked in one of the funniest entries on this blog- killed himself, he read all the posts of the Eric Wander character after another and after barely 22 minutes he felt a so extreme disgust that it lead to a fatal brain poisening. He died happy.
The partner of.

Strasse

I hope you will resurrect soon. I still wanted to ask you some questions. Like: How did you end up in Italy? What do you normally do for a living? And more.

Lovely Lieve,

maybe we can make love on Strasses grave.
If you bring your scalpel, I bring mine.........

with intens greetings,

Eric

PS (To be honest, I had to look it up, your name. No hard feelings I hope)

@Mieke : Some loosers make crappy art and go into psychotherapy, others try to run, even to Italy if that's what it takes.
@€ric : I understood you're still a virgin, isn't a first experience immediately on a graveyard not a little to ambitious?, my guess would be erection problem issues.

Strasse's partner

Point taken.

Dear Strasses partner

Strasses partner: "I understood you're still a virgin"
-From who or how did you understand this?

Strasses partner: "my guess would be erection problem issues"
-I have a lot of confidence in Mieke Lieve Dutoit.
Especially with a blunt scalpel and the genes of her father.