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Franny and Zooey
i was listening to some chekov stories this morning. enjoyed their focus on the delusions and confusions of human interaction, the way he leniently observes and describes his oddball characters
I just read about this book and maybe it is a book for me. It is about 90's Sweden and the life of a indie fan. The title is taken from one of my favourite bands back then, Popsicle, and their breakthrough single.
It deals with, amongst other things, what makes life worth living.
Blue princesses don't exist. Enjoy Pernilla.
I am, everyday. Who are you enjoying other than books and music?
Blue blood princesses are a myth, yes. But when down a princess can indeed be blue.
LOL
Nobody cares. Thanks God. I don't undertand the second paragraph, sorry. If it was a joke, I've lost it.
im going to visit the the frankfurt bookfair this sunday. france is host country this year, and i hope to discover more of the french culture that i admire, namely the class-conscious and sociologically and also psychologically insightful culture produced by those who were able to rise up the social ladder but at the same time refuse to give in to the pressure of conformity, like e.g. distancing yourself from your roots and laughing about them, or the belief that a dream boosted by loans, materialism as a substitute for education and understanding, is a satisfying compensation for true liberty. i thought the guys on that french tv5 show were an epitome of exactly that sort of paltry behavoir mimicking an idea of french savoir vivre steeped deeply in bourgeois contempt with a total lack of a vision for a better society.
didier eribon is going to be in frankfurt too, so i hope to get a hold of him. he writes about his shame arising from his social background, his homosexuality and of being an intelligent person and his climbing up the social ladder into the cultural elite that has never accepted him as the person he is
very interesting! looks like a good read, i might have to look into that! also, i like the fact that the highbrow intellectual is named Robyn!For Rifke:
this scene came to my mind when you described your overeffusive colleagues at work. hope you dont mind:
http://www.users.totalise.co.uk/~kbroom/handouts/Metaphor and Metonym.htm
i should read this book again on day. it's one of the few books that were able to make me laugh out loud while reading.