Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Sirdar Wool Wholesaler
INTERVIEW IN THE REPUBLIC CULTURAL
Vicente Muñoz Álvarez and Ignacio Escuín: "The move was frivolous celebration after the end of the scheme (Nameless), but the Beat Generation was something more serious ... "
Interview editors Bliss. Visions of the beat generation
Blanca Vázquez - laRepúblicaCultural.es
Bliss. Visions of the beat generation is the new jewel of Baladí editions. Are your leaders? Two poets, writers, novelists, editors and lovers of the universe of words and their conjugates: Vicente Muñoz Álvarez and Ignacio Escuín .
We talked about the book takes days, and for the premiere of Howl (Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman) on March 25, a film that accomplishes the influence of a poet, Allen Ginsberg and a poem , Howl , we return to the influence, energy, imagination and iconic force of beats . Álvarez Muñoz and Escuín admit the influence of those uprooted genius of free will that left an amazing mark in American literature (in addition to Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, Charles Bukowski, Diane Di Prima, Gregory Corso, William Burroughs, etc, etc) .
Both poets, Leonese and Teruel have been thrown into the road, collecting stories (as diverse as their authors, and inspired by the philosophy beat) of the sparkling new pool of English writers, that it must be said, leave the reader with an open mouth and with the conviction that the literary world is vigorously alive. Larepublicacultural has approached both responsible This vibrant book to tell us their projects and experiences with Bliss.
know you want to start well. Ignacio, tell us Eclipsed. Vicente's your turn to tell us about Vinalia Trippers.
Ignacio: Eclipsed is a project born out of interest in literature, by giving back some of what she has given us. We have published many books (more than eighty-five) and they all have enjoyed our work and our commitment has been editing what we liked, what we thought he brought them some.Vicente: Vinalia was originally a fanzine for adult illustrated stories first published in 1995 in Leon with the idea of \u200b\u200bgiving out a kind of literary underground, alternative and politically incorrect not usually find space in official court publications despite the unquestionable quality of their proposals. Those already knew a lot of talented writers none by the system and the canon, and we set out to create for them a platform to express the tone, with pulp and underground aesthetics, merging with other branches of literature parallel, like the comic and illustration, music, independent films, etc. We took nine issues of the fanzine and five paperbacks from 1995 to 2001 and returned in 2007 with a tribute book, "Crew: New Adventures of Vinalia Trippers" which coordinated with David Gonzalez for editorial Eclipsed. Last year we released another number-format book, "Plan 9 from Outer Space" and a charge of poems dedicated to the late Argentine writer Raúl Núñez. And now we are about to edit the number 11, is titled "Trippers from the Crypt." To put it another way, Vinalia has been the germ of many other projects I have worked in recent years, anthologies such as "Shock": "Fictions of social cruelty "(which I coordinated with Eloy Fernandez Porta), Surf / Hankover: A tribute to Charles Bukowski (with Patxi Irurzun) or" 23 Pandoras: Poetry English alternative, besides, of course, of Bliss. It was, in short, a meeting point for many artists, who has served as a quarry for testing and what has been coming later.
Does not it seem difficult, out of time, that of being a poet in the age of virtual networks?
Ignacio: be a poet has always been just as complicated, and on the other hand is not whether or not it is, is finally write poetry away, as far as possible, the difficulties extras, quite difficult is itself write poetry.Vicente: Poetry has never been easy, neither before nor now, nor will it be after either. It's a minority stake and difficult, but the wearer in some way will make it out. On the other hand, and oddly enough, virtual networks have democratized poetry somehow , allowing writers to publish without the mediation of publishers, using blogs and websites, etc.
You did rise from the ashes of the Beat Generation something that today is like a hurricane of fresh air so much political correctness and hypocrisy. How did you come to write and gather (with so many authors out of the ordinary), these short stories inspired by those rebels with or without cause: Kerouac, Ginsberg, Cassady, Burroughs, Corso, Di Prima ... and how you have convinced Editions trivial to acercárnoslo?
Ignacio: Since I met Vicente Muñoz Álvarez felt we'd end up working on a project like this. He gave me the essence beat and it was inevitable that sooner or later we put our hands work with this project. is a necessary book. All employees have understood this and that is very important.Vicente: Well, Nacho and I had some time going around to this project. Talked about this in the Crew presentations, and since then we have been outlining the idea to have the book ready. We felt like an anthology so in times of lack of imagination and spirit as the present , was a must and that somehow connect to achieve an alternative sector of society. Baladí immediately became enthusiastic about the proposal we sent the book to convince them there was nothing. Like us, David and Nacho, the publishers, readers and lovers of culture beat, and the idea of \u200b\u200bpublishing this book will instantly seduced. Between them, authors, publishers and autologous, we formed a good team. And that, good vibrations can be felt in the content and form of Bliss .
may manage to move bookstores of the Fnac works of this group of geniuses that has inspired so many others. Go responsibility!
Ignacio: And what a joy if you keep up. The beat always been among us, but it is true that a push to return to bookstores (not usual) would be a success.Vicente: only it were so, it would be great. In fact, when I began to read to the beat, in the late 80's, was in the bookstores where you had to go get them, except for some very specific titles such as On the Road . Hopefully this book and our tribute contribute a bit to beat the cause.
Bliss. Visions of the beat generation combines an eclectic group of stories, each child of the author. 32 stories, 33 beats, where you have hidden story, Ignacio? Vicente, (HB Lisbon), "personal experiences in your contribution?
Ignacio: My story is my presentation text. I talked to Vincent and I decided not to make a forced text also believe that the book has been great as it is. It would have been different under other circumstances, but life sometimes does not leave us much room and have to be honest with literature always . If there is time there is not, and I am very happy with this book as it is.Vicente: I bring that story to the anthology as the finale, closing the book because I wanted to talk about the movement and mysticism beat, the way of therapy and avoidance of the mundane with the road, which is essentially what it addresses my story, the anthology titled, Bliss, and focused on Lisbon, a cosmopolitan and evocative as few with I personally feel indebted.
What beats English? we can say that La Movida was our cultural phenomenon comparable to the bliss of these American boys Route 66?
Ignacio: In some ways yes, but sometimes I prefer the later generations of beats, such as Vicente Muñoz. There Miguel beats also earlier as part of the group Labordeta and Nike in Zaragoza, survivors of happiness and freedom in a period in which these two things were almost impossible.Vicente: honestly do not see too many parallels between them. Yes, perhaps, in the backdrop of social and artistic innovation, rebellion against the system, but not in terms of aesthetics and content. La Movida (no disparagement of works lit) was basically frivolity, held after the end of the scheme (Nameless), but the Beat Generation was much more, something more serious and spiritual, philosophical and existential, mystical and revelatory ...
Beatitude It seems ideal read to the tune of The Doorscomo background. The influence of the Beats in music is infinite: Bob Dilan, Patti Smith, Tom Waits, jazz, Loo Reed, Nirvana ... Since you are the parent of the project, I'm going to ask a fad, what music do you pondríais to ... ? put some of the stories at random, without diminishing any of the 32
Ignacio: Ashes Allen Ginsberg (Uberto Stabile), Pi (Almudena Vidorreta) India or fear (Ana Pérez Cañamares) Footprints in the dust (David Gonzalez), The friendly finance company (Eloy Fernandez Porta).A Pi hits the Velvet Underground , maybe that version of Jane super sweet. The text of Eloy more conceptual, something beat David "rabid" and that of Uberto Stabile beat the melody that you can find absolutely beat.Vicente: Three'sa crowd (Eduardo Almiñana) Jack, we need to talk (Inma Luna), On the (Soviet) road (Miquel Silvestre) Dharma Thief (Luke Smith), uncles With any (Safrika).uffff ... a tough, no doubt ... Let's see, for Three'sa crowd, Tom Waits, for example, may Rain Dogs. To Jack, we need to talk, some Nina Simone . For On the (Soviet) road, Born to be Wild, Steppenwolf (Miquel is also an excellent writer, an avid biker). For Dharma Thief, a quick background didgeridoo (the instrument he plays Luke) and the story of Safrika, Hot Generation, the Pandoras.
On the Road Jack Kerouac is the epicenter of the whole movement. King of the Beats. Such is his influence that the film also owes a lot through all road movies. A book should be compulsory in schools as it is Don Quixote, which also speaks out on the road, though in different language ...
Ignacio: I think a book should be "recommended" . The concept is not required with this book. With many not go and carry that label. Reading is important, but this is a book that young readers have to come at the suggestion of others, books beats, de otras lecturas cruzadas. Pero sería todo un honor que nos leyesen los jóvenes, que este libro les ayudara a querer más los libros, otros libros, todos los libros.Vicente: Está bien tu comparación, salvando las distancias. Cervantes, a su manera, fue también un beat revolucionario , y El Quijote una auténtica road movie a la española, estoy de acuerdo. Y claro que debería leerse On the road en los colegios… Conectaría con los jóvenes lectores mejor que cualquier libro de los que habitualmente les recomiendan, estoy seguro. Y lo digo por propia experiencia…
En la España transition had our route, the route or route Bakalao Destroy spoken of Mario Crespo in his account Route 23, but apparently left in the wake of something more mindless ...
Ignacio: As Any breaks after a period of great stagnation produce some effects may not be as interesting. But all roads and trails marked by the freedom they are, so it's ideal (and most beat) is that everyone can make their way, go east on places more thorough or more mindless, it is important to choose-grow- dream on the road.Vicente: Ah, these designer drugs ... how much damage has been done ... and what remains to be seen yet ... Brains destroyed, they would say ...Eskorbuto
Drugs, sexual freedom, mysticism, pacifism, poets somewhat troubled homeless whereabouts or fixed, to rebel against the rules of the system, beats they have to "die die young or ridiculous" (Miquel Silvestre). I find it hard to see young people today, too preoccupied with the economic crisis or the effects of globalization, ecology, and drift.
Ignacio: Youth today are great, free, very free . Perhaps society is the problem. I have no fatalistic view of youth, I look wonderful. Perhaps this globalization "American" is more responsible for some of the things some want to see. Perhaps the problem is that all societies behave as one based on values \u200b\u200bunwise.Vicente: Well, many stories in the book, must be taken into account, portray a minority and even marginal sector of society, for which the rules of the majority, so to speak, are not which govern their lives ... Also in the 50 prevailed the same problems you mention, or similar , and beat looked the other way, just to mysticism, pacifism, insubordination, etc.
When I read Bliss came to my mind a very blessed book too, "The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño. What do you think Beat present narrative to the bone?
Ignacio As I said, Vicente Beat may be my favorite, but so are those who fight for their ideals leaving it all on the road (as Sergio Gaspar, for example).Vicente : of Sam Shepard's , for example, one of the most brilliant heirs of the beat. Bolaño Or, as you say. Or, to focus on our country and Bliss, of Miquel Silvestre, written literally on the road, or the Carla Badillo, a friend of the beats of Frisco, or that of David Gonzalez , visceral and insurgency, or that of Uberto Stabile , to name a few.
You belong to different generations but not very far (Vicente del 66 e Ignacio del 81). I also differences between the writers involved in volume since 1954 (Sergio Gaspar) to 1987 (Eduardo Almiñana of Cózar). "This has led some obstacle to your vision of the project?
Ignacio: No, the truth is that it was fortunate that Vincent so well known writers of his generation and I try to learn as well to mine. We love to read, we like to read it all, read them all and know them.Vicente: the contrary, has allowed us to verify receipt of the beat phenomenon in nearly three generations of English writers, which was one of the premises of this book. He has made more varied set and appealing.
Ignacio, you direct encounters with poetry at the University of Zaragoza, and has published six volumes of poetry, the latest There will be a free man once , 2009.
Vincent, has published poems, stories, novels, the last My life in the shadows , and testing time the murderers. Any other book in progress, future plans? How do you see the literary and publishing English, plagued by the side of many best-sellers easily digestible?
Ignacio: There's always a next book in mind, that we live, our literary desire. Without that dream no literature, life certainly has not. The literary landscape is rich, it allows all the possibilities and I refuse to not see an optimistic way. Every time I doubt labels like Baladí appear to me to remember this is a party the books, which are part of it and are happy.Vicente: I'm finishing off my new book of poems, Lost Animals, which will soon deliver to press. And in the process of publishing an essay on cult movies, which addresses another of my great passions, independent film and independent cinema. And preparing, as already mentioned, the new issue of Vinalia Trippers, literature devoted to pulp horror. As for your second question, well, it's true what he says, and sad too, but it is also true that there is a growing excitement of small publishers that are committed new authors, and an infrastructure of blogs and spaces to publish the network of the most diverse and promising. Again, the advantages of the blogosphere.
And finally do you have stained fingers ever Nutella?
Ignacio: Say more than once, and now it has become customary on Sunday morning as fun. Outside jokes, yes, and do it again, of course.Vicente: Picnic Hahaha ... sometimes as a snack ... Joking aside, as in all movements, there are things you mention in more and less valuable, and good can always take advantage, leaving complexes side and fashions.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment