Q&A.
Civil wars vs. waging wars within social imaginaries?
What's your opinion about the translation of your own books?
Which are the stories that you would hold out against today? (Thoughts about the end of history and the end of stories, about the clash of civilizations, about proprietary stories and private ownership of popular culture.)
How was the transition from the Luther Blissett Project to Wu Ming? How did the polyphonic nature of Blissett change within Wu Ming? (Blissett as a multiple identity. Wu Ming and the cliché of writing as the creation of an individual. Luther Blissett's 5-years plan: underground cultures and popular culture. Blissett's legacy in Wu Ming: copyleft, biographical information, open reputation and open narrative. The "sixth Wu Ming": the readers.
What's the role of history in your stories?
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A tale by Wu Ming 4: the battle of Maldon in Anglosaxon epics. "Lytegian": the "astute trick" of the Vikings. |
In 1976 Borges finishes the unfinished poem: literature as continuation of war by other means. J.R.R. Tolkien's earlier version of the battle of Maldon. "Ofermode": the analysis of a word. From courage to pride, from heroism to questioning heroism. |
Part 2 - by Wu Ming 2 |
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Bologna, 1996. |
Q&A. Civil wars vs. waging wars within social imaginaries? What's your opinion about the translation of your own books? Which are the stories that you would hold out against today? (Thoughts about the end of history and the end of stories, about the clash of civilizations, about proprietary stories and private ownership of popular culture.) |