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Unexpected things like this are welcome on HN when they're interesting and not closely correlated with other stuff that appears here (https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&so...).

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Hi Dang, I think this is the best thread to ask you about that: didn't you have a quote from Bruno Schultz in your 'about' section some time ago? How did you come across him?

It was most likely from the great and idiosyncratic Martin Seymour Smith. I used to spend hours combing through his masterpiece, which was an encyclopedia of 20th century literature which he produced single-handedly.

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Thanks, I'll add "The Guide to Modern World Literature" to my reading list (and I guess it will transitively keep this list filled for the next decade or so)

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