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Mar 20 03: wingèd messenger
Lovely article about John Crowley, one of my great favorite authors. I first read Little, Big (1981) in high school and was never the same. I re-read it more or less annually. Most of the article is about the Ægypt quartet, which is as erudite and absorbing and bottomless as the article makes it sound. God only knows when Book IV will finally be released; the first one came out in 1987 and the second took 15 years to appear. (But those in the know never gave up hope.)
The article tells you how Little, Big ends. At first I was horrified, but I think if you are enticed to read the book by the article then it’s a fair trade. Some might consider it a useful explanation of what the hell that was all about, anyway. Oh, read this book.
Found out about the article via Neil Gaiman’s journal. It’s a fun moment when you realize that one of your favorite authors is just as crazy about one of your other favorites as you are.