The inspiration for the previous post —
See as well Top and Bottom in this journal.
Sunday, October 16, 2022
The Demianova Epiphany
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Images for Siri
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For Broomsday: Turning Eight
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Venus at St. Anne’s
The title is that of a chapter in the C.S. Lewis classic That Hideous Strength .
A search suggested by this afternoon's NY Lottery four-digit number,
8002, yields a forum post at WebOfNarcissism.com—
"a book that changed my life"—
"Here is the book:
http://www.amazon.com/What-Loved-Novel-Siri-Hustvedt/dp/0312421192
Warning. It is dark. But it is also lovely."
Whether it is deep as well, the reader may judge.
The quoted review is from a discussion by an anonymous user
of her relationship with someone called N. See also, in this journal,
The Story of N.
Happy St. Anne's Day.
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The Case of the Missing Smile
In today's online New York Times , Roger Cohen quotes a manifesto—
A more complete excerpt—
Note that Cohen omits the concluding punctuation—
three exclamation points and a smile emoticon—
!!!:-)
(Compare and contrast with the smile of Hannibal Lecter.)
Related material from this journal on the following day, Flag Day, June 14—
Note that the structure of the central flag above |
See also the remark of author Siri Hustvedt (of Norwegian-American
background) that was quoted here Sunday.
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