http://www.eugenelim.com/2008/05/06/jakob-von-gunten-by-robert-walser/ eugene lim's reading diary Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:39:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.eugenelim.com/2008/05/06/jakob-von-gunten-by-robert-walser/#comment-30 Will Schofield Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:23:54 +0000 http://www.eugenelim.com/?p=32#comment-30 Eugene, you pretty much describe my first experience of reading Jakob Von Gunten around 1996. It "broke me down and hollowed me out." It did the same thing upon my second reading in 2000. I need to read it again! I think for a certain type of person it works like a drug. Eugene, you pretty much describe my first experience of reading Jakob Von Gunten around 1996. It “broke me down and hollowed me out.” It did the same thing upon my second reading in 2000. I need to read it again! I think for a certain type of person it works like a drug.

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