I was reading an interview* with László Krasznahorkai this morning, and he was talking about some of the jobs he had before he made his living by his words. He said that his favorite one was night watchmen for a herd of 300 cows in the middle of nowhere...no cities, no towns, no villages nearby.
ADDENDUM: Later in the interview, Mr. Krasznahorkai talks about his great love for Kafka, and tells a story about how when he was in the military (and that in itself is quite a ! for me) he would read Kafka when he was on guard duty, and how he was once busted for this by an officer and had to serve time in the camp jail. For reading Kafka!
He also mentions his love for a character in a Dostoyevksy story entitled "White Nights," who he sees as a precursor for Prince Myshkin in The Idiot. Note to self: read "White Nights" and re-read The Idiot ASAP.
* In The Paris Review Summer 2018 (No. 225). **
** Which I got for a mere $9.19 + a couple of bucks for tax and shipping from ///thriftbooks, one of my favorite online booksellers. (You can find them HERE if you'd like to have a look.)
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