Day
by Kenneth Goldsmith · first published 2003
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Guy Davenport is the writer who resonates with me the most. If I had to choose one work it would be "Wo es war, soll ich werden." Kenneth Goldsmith's work, probably epitomized in the book Day, is what challenged me the most. It shook my ideas about what it means to be original and create art in the world today.
on “Ask HN: What are the books that changed the perspective of your life?” ↗See http://books.google.ca/books/about/Day.html?id=kKOefRuY954C The book, "Day," by Kenneth Goldsmith was created by typing out, word for word, an issue of the New York Times. It's considered a book of poetry. Typing out a novel word-for-word…
on “Want to learn to code? Don't copy and paste, type out other people's code” ↗