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Tag Archives: dodecahedron
Interview with Miquel de Palol: On architecture, geometry, literature, nested narratives, the dodecahedron as a 3D table of contents, the soundtrack for his books, and the choice between Immanuel Kant and the Marquis de Sade
The Untranslated: How did your studies of architecture shape you as a writer? Miquel de Palol: At the beginning of my youth, I made a life plan in which I envisioned architecture as a profession to earn a living and … Continue reading
The Troiacord (El Troiacord) by Miquel de Palol
This review is the culmination of a decade-long obsession. I first encountered the name of Miquel de Palol in a book on contemporary Spanish literature in which there wasn’t a word on The Troiacord, his major work. This reticence, as I … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Reviews
Tagged Catalan, dodecahedron, El Troiacord, fourth dimension, ludism, Miquel de Palol, Neoplatonism, Plato, Platonic solids, polyhedra, science fiction, Timaeus
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