tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post2089662220391604045..comments2024-01-06T10:36:04.084-05:00Comments on A Commonplace Blog: On irony and narrative disinterestD. G. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-48339312620367282322009-05-06T19:30:00.000-04:002009-05-06T19:30:00.000-04:00My new canon: Francine Prose and Zoë Heller.My new canon: Francine Prose and Zoë Heller.D. G. Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-66577009735192090192009-05-06T18:38:00.000-04:002009-05-06T18:38:00.000-04:00What would you call this particular level of narra...What would you call this particular level of narrative disinterest? Third person <I>transcendent</I>? <br /><br />Zoë Heller must be SOME writer. Even Austen's characters were pawns advancing her larger platform, their complete, earnest investment in their <I>delusions</I> proving the validity of her ironic tone.<br /><br />BUT, I haven't read The Believers, and so can't speak of Heller's intentions - though I look forward to the experience.Rebecca V. O'Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920443685663707856noreply@blogger.com