David Foster Wallace, George Orwell og Albert Camus eiga \u00fea\u00f0 allir sameiginlegt a\u00f0 hafa d\u00e1i\u00f0 46 \u00e1ra gamlir. E\u00f0a \u00e1ttu \u00fea\u00f0 sameiginlegt \u2013\u00a0\u00feeir eru au\u00f0vita\u00f0 d\u00e1nir. \u00de\u00e1 \u00e1 ma\u00f0ur ekkert sameiginlegt lengur. Orwell d\u00f3 1950, Camus 1960 en DFW ekki fyrren 2008, enda f\u00e6ddist hann ekki einu sinni fyrren tveimur \u00e1rum eftir a\u00f0 Camus d\u00f3 og t\u00f3lf \u00e1rum eftir a\u00f0 Orwell d\u00f3. Camus og DFW d\u00f3u fr\u00e1 h\u00e1lfkl\u00e1ru\u00f0um b\u00f3kum, Camus fr\u00e1 Le Premier Homme (Fyrsti ma\u00f0urinn) en DFW fr\u00e1 The Pale King (F\u00f6li k\u00f3ngurinn). Camus d\u00f3 meira a\u00f0 segja n\u00e1nast b\u00f3kstaflega me\u00f0 hana \u00ed fanginu \u2013\u00a0h\u00fan fannst \u00ed b\u00edlnum\/b\u00edlhr\u00e6inu sem \u00fatgefandinn hans, Michel Gallimard, haf\u00f0i keyrt \u00e1 tr\u00e9. Og Camus \u00ed far\u00feegas\u00e6tinu. DFW gekk fr\u00e1 s\u00ednu h\u00e1lfkl\u00e1ra\u00f0a handriti \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 myndi finnast og f\u00f3r svo og drap sig. Orwell haf\u00f0i hins vegar loki\u00f0 vi\u00f0 allt sitt, \u00fea\u00f0 best \u00e9g veit \u2013\u00a01984 kom \u00fat \u00e1ri\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur \u2013\u00a0og eyddi s\u00ed\u00f0asta \u00e1ri s\u00ednu \u00ed \u00e1starm\u00e1l og heilsubrest (hann d\u00f3 \u00far berklum). *** \u00dea\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 tveir e\u00f0a \u00fer\u00edr sumardagar \u00e1 \u00cdsafir\u00f0i s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e9g kom heim. \u00deegar \u00e9g sko\u00f0a dagatali\u00f0 s\u00e9 \u00e9g reyndar a\u00f0 \u00feetta er n\u00e6rri \u00feri\u00f0jungur allra dagana, en m\u00e9r finnst einsog \u00e9g s\u00e9 b\u00fainn a\u00f0 vera heima \u00ed m\u00e1nu\u00f0 og ef \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri satt v\u00e6ru 2-3 sumardagar ekki merkilegar heimtur \u2013\u00a0en \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki satt og \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00feetta kannski bara allt\u00edlagi. E\u00f0a segjum innan marka. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 vil \u00e9g f\u00e1 fleiri sumardaga. Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 \u00e6ttu helst allir dagar a\u00f0 sumri a\u00f0 vera sumardagar. En til \u00feess \u00feyrfti ma\u00f0ur eiginlega a\u00f0 b\u00faa sunnar \u00ed Evr\u00f3pu. *** \u00c9g er a\u00f0 lesa Infinite Jest \u00ed fyrsta skipti. \u00dea\u00f0 sem me\u00f0al annars blasir vi\u00f0 er hversu mikil \u00e1hrif h\u00fan hefur haft \u00e1 bandar\u00edskar b\u00f3kmenntir \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00e6plega 30 \u00e1rum sem eru li\u00f0in fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed h\u00fan kom \u00fat \u2013\u00a0en l\u00edka hva\u00f0 h\u00fan virkar a\u00f0 m\u00f6rgu leyti \u00f3m\u00f6guleg mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 n\u00fat\u00edmastandarda. \u00c9g er ekki viss um a\u00f0 b\u00f3k megi vera svona \u00fereytandi lengur. E\u00f0a a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 \u00e1liti\u00f0 kostur \u2013\u00a0s\u00e9rviskurnar (ne\u00f0anm\u00e1lsgreinarnar!), \u00f3forskamma\u00f0ur intelekt\u00faalisminn, langhundarnir. Einhver sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur \u00feyrfti a\u00f0 lesa hana mj\u00f6g vandlega tvisvar bara til \u00feess a\u00f0 n\u00e1 samhengi \u00ed kaflana \u2013\u00a0til \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e1tta sig \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hva\u00f0 sumir \u00feeirra v\u00e6ru a\u00f0 gera \u00fearna. Og a\u00f0rir segja a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 geri ma\u00f0ur bara aldrei og kannski s\u00e9u \u00feeir alls ekki \u00ed neinu samhengi. \u00c9g er a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 lesa hana me\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0inni \u00feolinm\u00e6\u00f0i \u2013\u00a0b\u00fainn me\u00f0 200 s\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00e1 fj\u00f3rum d\u00f6gum og \u00e1 ekki nema 900 bla\u00f0s\u00ed\u00f0ur eftir \u2013\u00a0og efast um a\u00f0 \u00e9g lesi hana aftur \u00ed br\u00e1\u00f0. Ekki vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e9 ekki l\u00edka fr\u00e1b\u00e6r, vel a\u00f0 merkja, \u00e9g \u00e6tla bara a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta einn lestur duga. \u00cd byrjun \u00e1rs ger\u00f0i \u00e9g lista yfir nokkrar b\u00e6kur sem m\u00e9r fannst a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i \u00e1tt a\u00f0 lesa en hef ekki lesi\u00f0 og Infinite Jest er \u00e1 honum. Af listanum er \u00e9g b\u00fainn me\u00f0 Ulysses, \u00e1rst\u00ed\u00f0afj\u00f3rleik Ali Smith, Janey Eyre, Dala-L\u00edf, Money eftir Martin Amis, House of Leaves og Str\u00ed\u00f0 og fri\u00f0. Hinga\u00f0 til hafa Ali Smith, House of Leaves og Ulysses veri\u00f0 eftirminnilegastar \u2013\u00a0en au\u00f0vita\u00f0 eru \u00feetta allt meistaraverk. Str\u00ed\u00f0 og fri\u00f0ur ger\u00f0i reyndar \u201el\u00edti\u00f0 fyrir mig\u201c \u2013\u00a0m\u00e1 segja svona um Str\u00ed\u00f0 og fri\u00f0, hefur \u00fea\u00f0 einu sinni neina merkingu? M\u00e9r fannst h\u00fan ekki skemmtileg, kom ekki auga \u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 sem gerir hana st\u00f3rfenglega og er fullkomlega opinn fyrir \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hafi meira me\u00f0 mig a\u00f0 gera en b\u00f3kina. *** \u00c9g las L’\u00c9tranger \u00e1 frumm\u00e1linu \u00ed j\u00fal\u00ed. \u00c1 fr\u00f6nsku, \u00e9g las hana \u00e1 fr\u00f6nsku, \u00e9g er n\u00fana ma\u00f0ur sem les stundum b\u00e6kur \u00e1 fr\u00f6nsku, \u00e9g er heimsborgari. L’\u00c9tranger, segi \u00e9g og dreg jafnvel seiminn. \u00c9g er samt enn mj\u00f6g feiminn (og l\u00e9legur) a\u00f0 tala fr\u00f6nsku upph\u00e1tt. \u00cd dag \u00e1rita\u00f0i \u00e9g b\u00f3k fyrir franska konu og var allan t\u00edmann a\u00f0 hugsa um a\u00f0 \u00fatsk\u00fdra fyrir henni \u2013 sem er a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra \u00edslensku \u2013\u00a0a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra fr\u00f6nsku en ger\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 svo aldrei. Je m’apprendre francais, \u00e6tla\u00f0i \u00e9g a\u00f0 segja en sag\u00f0i ekki. J’ai lu L’\u00c9tranger! \u00deess \u00ed sta\u00f0 sag\u00f0ist h\u00fan bara \u00e6tla a\u00f0 lesa Plokkfiskb\u00f3kina, enda v\u00e6ri h\u00fan a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra \u00edslensku. \u00datlendingurinn er miklu s\u00e9rstakari b\u00f3k en mig minnti \u2013\u00a0einhvern veginn \u00f3l\u00edkari \u00f6llu \u00f6\u00f0ru en m\u00e9r fannst \u00feegar \u00e9g las hana tv\u00edtugur \u00e1 \u00edslensku. Kannski var \u00e9g \u00fe\u00e1 bara eitthva\u00f0 a\u00f0 eltast vi\u00f0 plotti\u00f0 og hugsanlega f\u00f3r \u00feetta andlega \u00e1stand Meersaults meira framhj\u00e1 m\u00e9r \u2013\u00a0\u00fea\u00f0 var \u00e1rei\u00f0anlega ekki jafn miki\u00f0 \u00ed f\u00f3kus. \u00deessi … do\u00f0i e\u00f0a hva\u00f0 \u00e1 ma\u00f0ur a\u00f0 kalla \u00fea\u00f0? Kannski er \u00fea\u00f0 einfaldlega \u00e1stand sem ma\u00f0ur hefur sjaldan upplifa\u00f0 \u00feegar ma\u00f0ur er tv\u00edtugur, sem ma\u00f0ur \u00feekkir ekki, en kynnist n\u00e1i\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ar \u2013\u00a0\u00feessi st\u00f6rukeppni vi\u00f0 l\u00edfi\u00f0. *** \u00c9g man ekki hven\u00e6r \u00e9g las Orwell. Kannski bara \u00feegar \u00e9g \u00fe\u00fdddi leikriti\u00f0 1984 eftir Duncan MacMillan og Robert Icke fyrir Berg \u00de\u00f3r og Borgarleikh\u00fasi\u00f0 \u2013\u00a02017. \u00de\u00e1 reyndi \u00e9g \u00ed gegnum b\u00e1\u00f0ar \u00edslensku \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ingarnar a\u00f0 sk\u00e1lds\u00f6gunni.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
David Foster Wallace, George Orwell og Albert Camus eiga \u00fea\u00f0 allir sameiginlegt a\u00f0 hafa d\u00e1i\u00f0 46 \u00e1ra gamlir. E\u00f0a \u00e1ttu \u00fea\u00f0 sameiginlegt \u2013\u00a0\u00feeir eru au\u00f0vita\u00f0 d\u00e1nir. \u00de\u00e1 \u00e1 ma\u00f0ur ekkert sameiginlegt lengur. Orwell d\u00f3 1950, Camus 1960 en DFW ekki fyrren 2008, enda f\u00e6ddist hann ekki einu sinni fyrren tveimur \u00e1rum eftir a\u00f0 Camus d\u00f3 … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa: F\u00f6lir k\u00f3ngar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4918\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norddahl.org\/fjallabaksleidin\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}