Ex Occidente Press

[Nigromontanus]

The competition for a signed copy of Secret Europe (and something extra too!) is now finished.

The winners are Mr. Thujone from Secret Germany and Mr. JK West from America.

First Row: Tristan Tzara, Alexander Blok, Max Blecher, Antal Szerb, Huysmans, Bruno Schulz, Gustav Meyrink, Julien Gracq
Second Row: Gregor von Rezzori, Robert Walser, Paul Morand, Robert Byron, E.M. Cioran, Claudio Magris, Antonio Tabucchi, Claus von Strauffenberg
Third Row: Sigismund Krzhizhanovsky, Italo Svevo, Ernst Junger, George Bacovia, Hermann Hesse, Joseph Roth, Paul Leppin, Arthur Machen
Fourth Row: Patrick Leigh Fermor, Sandor Marai, Mircea Eliade, Leo Perutz, Pessoa, Rene Guenon, Stefan Zweig, Stefan George

Those asking when exactly is going to be released Secret Europe, the answer is that I am giving my very best to have both This Hermetic Legislature and Secret Europe out just in time for this Christ Mass. Interested? Drop me a message.

Now, my last and final update on the new books: Tarshishim, Alcyone and Sangria in the Sangraal. Which are the odds for a dust-jacket to be misprinted for four (4) times in a row? I've learned that the probabilities are quite high. So happens that tomorrow I am printing for the fifth (or is it sixth?!) time the dust-jacket for The Tears of the Gods of Mr. Weighell. Today I've found the boss of my binding company all grin and winks. He was visibly happy to get rid of me for another week or so. "Oh, thou lover of fine and expensive books, welcome, welcome! Les livres are ready; here, all prepared for you to take home. Is not that fine and dandy?". A quick glance at The Tears of the Gods dust-jacket was enough to eradicate his happy hour. "A promising result. But no, Sir, these jackets will need to be re-done." Thus, it will take one-two days more until I will have all the new orders in the mail.

Regards,
Dan

[Nemonymous]

Just received my purchase of ALCYONE by Colin Insole from www.fantasticliterature.com
It looks wonderful.

I shall be making the free draw for this book as prize any time from the 2/12/11 - so still not too late to enter:
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[thujone]

Santa came early this year, with a strong Romanian accent to boot.

Yes, the latest batch of Ex Occidente/Passport Levant books has landed in Germany. And what can I say? You'd expect quality, you'd expect to be astonished by the production values (and by the content once your fetishistic needs are satisfied), but these new one really look amazing and someting else entirely. The Ron Weighell book, like Mark Valentine's "Peacock Escritoire" from earlier this year is a crowning achievement in book production. Lovely boxset and the loose leaves notebook seems to be worth the price of admission alone. The Santiago Caruso art is outstanding, too. The most highly anticipated one is the new Colin Insole whose debut was among my favourite books of recent years, that one, though not a boxset, looks stunning , too. And then there is the new Rhys Hughes "Sangria in the Sangraal", both of his previous Ex Occidente I found to be very enjoyable. So there is plenty of reading ahead of me. Better hurry, as the Bruno Schulz anthology is apparently fast approaching, too.
Thanks Dan for these great books.

[thujone]

Colin Insole is THE literary discovery for me this past year. Both "Oblivion's Poppy" and "Alcyone" are amazing works. The use of language, the atmosphere generated and the actual stories told are completely amazing. I really cannot recommend him enough. Thank you Ex Occidente!

[Nemonymous]

Quote Originally Posted by thujone

Colin Insole is THE literary discovery for me this past year. Both "Oblivion's Poppy" and "Alcyone" are amazing works. The use of language, the atmosphere generated and the actual stories told are completely amazing. I really cannot recommend him enough. Thank you Ex Occidente!

Just started my real-time review of ALCYONE: http://nullimmortalis.wordpress.com/...-colin-insole/

[Draugen]

I hope to get a copy a Alcyone after my next payday. For now I'm dangerously low on funds after purchasing Tarshishim in the same month as christmas!

A few words on Tarshishim - the main book, Tears of the Gods, will delight those with even a slight (as in my case) knowledge of esoteric and occult history. I recognised all the major players, but I'm sure there are references I may not be getting due to lack of knowledge. There are many memorable, atmospheric scenes, and some sections were so well written I immediately re-read before continuing.


The box set also contains a number of short stories printed on extremely high quality paper. Far from being a mere "extra", these pages are the equal of Tears of the Gods, especially due to the inclusion of the highly evocative 'Suburbs of the Black Lyre'. I am definately under it's spell at the moment, but for me it ranks among the best weird/dark fiction I have read this year. I believe this story was originally going to be included in the Bulgakov homage, but ended up in this collection.

[Nemonymous]

just received into the house "TARSHISHIM - boxed limited edition" by Ron Weighell - but I am not allowed to open it until Christmas Day!

[MadsPLP]

No sign of Tarshishim in Copenhagen yet. I suspect it will arrive after Christmas.

[Nemonymous]

Quote Originally Posted by Nemonymous

just received into the house "TARSHISHIM - boxed limited edition" by Ron Weighell - but I am not allowed to open it until Christmas Day!

I have started my real-time review of this here:
http://nullimmortalis.wordpress.com/...-ron-weighell/

[thujone]

"just another standard Ex Occidente volume"? Come on Dan, when was there ever a standard EO book? I am looking forward to the new (and old nudge, nudge) delights you'll have on offer in 2012.