"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."
Tom Mountstephen was dressed in his very best—a black coat, a tie of blue satin studded with veritable planets, and in it a new zodiacal sign—a fox in full career, that formed the head of a pin. Tom’s collar was so stiffly starched and so
Linley was fond of collecting what he called “raw material” and, as a fairly successful barrister, he had good opportunity for doing so. He despised novelists and romancists, yet one day he hoped to become one of these gentry himself, hence his collection of the
Though I think I get what Lem was trying to do with this novel, I also understand the many people whose reaction has been “what the fuck did I just read?” The novel is about alienation, social estrangement, post-traumatic stress and culture shock, which are
Tom Mountstephen was dressed in his very best—a black coat, a tie of blue satin studded with veritable planets, and in it a new zodiacal sign—a fox in full career, that formed the head of a pin. Tom’s collar was so stiffly starched and so
Linley was fond of collecting what he called “raw material” and, as a fairly successful barrister, he had good opportunity for doing so. He despised novelists and romancists, yet one day he hoped to become one of these gentry himself, hence his collection of the
Though I think I get what Lem was trying to do with this novel, I also understand the many people whose reaction has been “what the fuck did I just read?” The novel is about alienation, social estrangement, post-traumatic stress and culture shock, which are
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brianzolitudine
Posted at 20:50h, 24 SeptemberCiao Shel! Stammi buona sulla cuccia! ;)
Shelidon
Posted at 20:52h, 24 SeptemberTenterò di non cadere! :-p
Damiani
Posted at 21:19h, 24 Septemberbentornata!!
mi ricorda tanto calvino questa striscia!
citoplasma
Posted at 05:42h, 25 SeptemberTroppo simpatico lo Snoopy scrittore! E’ il mio preferito!
heraclitus
Posted at 09:07h, 25 Septemberottima ripresa. ;-)
contenebbia
Posted at 18:58h, 25 Septembermi raccomando, shelidon. sei indispensabile a splinderopoli.un abbraccio