"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."
Sh: Ma quindi qual è il vostro budget?
Committente [con vergogna]: Eh, sa, più o meno *cifra irrisoria*
Sh: …
Committente [mortificato]: Però può oscillare, sa, consideri *cifra ancora più irrisoria* per sicurezza.
Sh: …
Committente [affranto]: Eh, lo so…
Sh: Scusi, ma… voi non dovreste essere *prestigiosa istituzione culturale*?
Committente [quasi piangendo]: Eh, ma sa, dipendiamo interamente dalle sovvenzioni statali.
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
“Wonder what’s goin’ on in the church?” Gilman Marlow stopped and stared slowly over at the church. It was a little white building with five pointed windows on each side. The windows were all streaming with light now, and the bright light showed from the
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
“Wonder what’s goin’ on in the church?” Gilman Marlow stopped and stared slowly over at the church. It was a little white building with five pointed windows on each side. The windows were all streaming with light now, and the bright light showed from the
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utente anonimo
Posted at 17:36h, 06 Mayvergogna! infierire così su un povero committente pubblico…
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Shelidon
Posted at 19:18h, 06 MayDici?