𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜’𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗕𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗼" 𝗯𝘆 𝗨𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗰𝗼 -

Only a few titles of his I have not read now, and every one stirs the semiotician in me. A fantasy-history of the 12th century when a language-gifted peasant boy stumbles through crusader history: what power the word in this place?

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𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗮" 𝗯𝘆 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗗𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘆 -

Fascinating and sometimes beautifully written fictional mythology to little narrative purpose or storytelling. More similar to sketches for a larger idea that was never attempted. Why read them but for curiosity?

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