Originally posted by Bentley
I don't disagree, there is a middleground where plotters and poets make for the best prose. Downright disregarding either is ludicrous, specially considering the kind of litterary history we have had in the last century.Have you read Borges? I don't actually know much of his english translations, but he's my favorite spanish speaking writer.
Borges is my favorite writer, period. Though of course I've only read English translations. I wrote a short story once for a writing class that was modeled after his style. To mixed reception among my peers, granted, though the instructor enjoyed it.