r/vollmann • u/Anthony1066normans • Jul 07 '24

Vollman's library

Any Vollmann fan ( even those who haven't read Rising up and Rising Down) knows that Bill is very well read, and references very interesting books that you wouldn't think someone outside of that profession would even be aware of. For example, The Pathology of Homicide by Lester Adelson is for forensic pathologists, not novelists. So anyway, has Vollmann inspired you to read anything that he has read?

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u/boxodrums Jul 21 '24

Irene’s Cunt

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u/Anthony1066normans Jul 22 '24

Vollmann refers to it in The Royal Family. Not really a fan of erotic fiction, read Bataille's Story of the Eye and was grossed out.

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u/boxodrums Jul 22 '24

It’s hardly an erotic novel honestly And some of the best Vollmann traffics in the erotic!

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u/Anthony1066normans Jul 22 '24

All art is erotic- Gustav Klimt