I’m a bit of a fan too
Les modes sont à la fois péremptoires et sinusoïdales, qui imposent leurs oukases sans logique ni raisons apparentes
A Memory Called Empire & A Desolation Called Peace (Arkady Martine, Tor Books)
(*The ultimate example remains this from the Guardian in 2002 - https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2002/mar/09/restandrelaxation.shopping)
I read and enjoyed both of those links. I wonder if the Dan Mallory piece is an industry hatchet job, wearing the clothes of investigative journalism, or if the intent is really to unpick the lies of a sociopath in the way the author lays out. I half expected the byline to be an obvious Dan Mallory pseudonym but this appears not to be the case!
Just this morning, at the very moment I dipped the homemade Greek cookie into my first coffee of the day, the instant relese of its sweet, gentle aromas caused a series of deep memories to flow across my mind. I fell into a reverie. Ah! Marcel, how I do love you. How "A le Recherche" is the greatest novel of all time. Have I mentioned that before? Perhaps, but no reason not to repeat it. I've been thinking about rereading it. It's a big commitment ... but, then again, I've got plenty of time now I'm no longer climbing (though, of course, I have thought about starting again). We'll see. It would give me lots to post about.
Quote from: andy popp on May 03, 2021, 02:04:34 pmJust this morning, at the very moment I dipped the homemade Greek cookie into my first coffee of the day, the instant relese of its sweet, gentle aromas caused a series of deep memories to flow across my mind. I fell into a reverie. Ah! Marcel, how I do love you. How "A le Recherche" is the greatest novel of all time. Have I mentioned that before? Perhaps, but no reason not to repeat it. I've been thinking about rereading it. It's a big commitment ... but, then again, I've got plenty of time now I'm no longer climbing (though, of course, I have thought about starting again). We'll see. It would give me lots to post about.Just loved "A le Recherche" which I think I alluded to somewhere a long way up thread. Big commitment to re-read though. I'd be tempted to just re-read my favourite bits. I really enjoyed in particular the second part, In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower.