tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7261604.post6349298024317324667..comments2023-10-28T18:45:37.270+11:00Comments on Luca Antara: Martin Edmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15703987223264531057noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7261604.post-84611957361306044242009-06-14T11:36:37.736+10:002009-06-14T11:36:37.736+10:00My apologies to 'Kauders' for misreading t...My apologies to 'Kauders' for misreading the tone of his comment.<br /><br />It's so easy to get the "wrong end of the stick" in a casual internet exchange.<br /><br />However I too have my sources and knew the story of the Frame novel was more nuanced than his anecdote suggested. The US territory was negotiated as part of a multi-book deal, and there were complex issues The Paradoxical Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100658773584057280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7261604.post-76813613509952096362009-06-12T20:34:26.294+10:002009-06-12T20:34:26.294+10:00I 'm a Kiwi who lives in the US. One Sunday a ...I 'm a Kiwi who lives in the US. One Sunday a few weeks ago I picked up my New York Times' book section to find, amazingly, that Janet Frame had the lead review and Martin's book received intelligent praise a few pages in. I posted a comment here saying how absolutely great that was, all the more so because it had been difficult for Frame's book to find a publisher. Tall poppy Kaudershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03760764905158860445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7261604.post-62370380063071189432009-06-12T16:02:17.764+10:002009-06-12T16:02:17.764+10:00Well if that's so it only goes to illustrate t...Well if that's so it only goes to illustrate the truism that the quality of a book will be in inverse proportion to the eagerness of a mainstream publisher to handle it.<br /><br />The US market is quite insular and very few Zilders have managed to crack it at all. It is surprising that the Yanks have taken so warmly to Frame's very British little novel, and for a manuscript to find the The Paradoxical Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100658773584057280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7261604.post-83595362173398988522009-06-12T11:14:42.279+10:002009-06-12T11:14:42.279+10:00My sense that it wasn't easy getting a publish...My sense that it wasn't easy getting a publisher for the Frame novel comes from the literary agent who is responsible for the Frame estate account and hawked it around the NY publishing houses for months before finding anyone interested. It's true! And what that has to do with tallpoppies god only knows.Kaudershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03760764905158860445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7261604.post-75001822154970298462009-06-12T10:22:46.549+10:002009-06-12T10:22:46.549+10:00By the way that is bullshit about the Frame novel ...By the way that is bullshit about the Frame novel having trouble finding a publisher in the USA.<br /><br />But typical NZ tall poppy nonsense, as I guess you'll discover if you, like Frame, insist on keeping on churning out masterpieces.<br /><br />Well done!The Paradoxical Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10100658773584057280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7261604.post-34085878932778883682009-05-31T22:47:39.577+10:002009-05-31T22:47:39.577+10:00Great stuff Martin, well done! I think The Supply ...Great stuff Martin, well done! I think The Supply Party will get an even better notice too when its time comes.Larry Buttrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547951540936488599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7261604.post-42438316388501091952009-05-31T17:26:57.445+10:002009-05-31T17:26:57.445+10:00That's great Martin - congratulations. I'm sure th...That's great Martin - congratulations. I'm sure there's more to come too.Kay Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791873464409271216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7261604.post-23950339191469214532009-05-25T09:19:14.131+10:002009-05-25T09:19:14.131+10:00... almost as good as seeing The Supply Party at S...... almost as good as seeing The Supply Party at Sydney Airport.Martin Edmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703987223264531057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7261604.post-57326605938198947082009-05-24T01:26:32.608+10:002009-05-24T01:26:32.608+10:00Excellent bro, I am glad the NYT agree with me tha...Excellent bro, I am glad the NYT agree with me that its a great book! My fav.<br /><br />AdamAdam Aitkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03038093899253235646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7261604.post-37349851039416805972009-05-23T05:59:45.207+10:002009-05-23T05:59:45.207+10:00Its really good to see your work getting out there...Its really good to see your work getting out there, Martin - congratulations - here's to an expanding edmond consciousness and readershipUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083484682561181515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7261604.post-12890549114004874702009-05-20T16:28:54.047+10:002009-05-20T16:28:54.047+10:00It's those multifarious selves again - now they've...It's those multifarious selves again - now they've hived off to NYNY - where next ?<br /><br />Happy for you Martin.pbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05488501096578637033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7261604.post-91977302408394883532009-05-20T11:54:26.820+10:002009-05-20T11:54:26.820+10:00Thanks Lis. And hello Simon. I have wondered at th...Thanks Lis. And hello Simon. I have wondered at the identity of the mysterious Kauders. It's a good review I think - picks up on aspects of the book hitherto unremarked.Martin Edmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15703987223264531057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7261604.post-55599726132144728892009-05-19T23:22:00.000+10:002009-05-19T23:22:00.000+10:00I was surprised and delighted to see this when I o...I was surprised and delighted to see this when I opened the paper on Sunday morning. And on a day when the lead review was given up to Janet Frameāa book which, I happen to know, had great difficulty finding any publisher at all in the US...anyway congratulations!<br />Simon DuringKaudershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03760764905158860445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7261604.post-3444147076696581902009-05-19T21:53:00.000+10:002009-05-19T21:53:00.000+10:00Bravo, Martin. A wonderful achievement- a review ...Bravo, Martin. A wonderful achievement- a review in the New York Times. I put in my recommendation.<br />Bests <br />LisElisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.com