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"A story is made up of words and characters. Are the words well chosen and do the characters live? All the rest is literary gossip."

My six decade love affair with the English language compels me to offer a list of authors whose work meets my critical standards. The single criterion operant is the quality of the prose as composed by the writers. I have made no discrimination whatsoever as to subject matter, theme, or plot.

Therefore be warned!

A great many of the works here listed may involve themes or subjects repugnant to some readers. I can only advise that if a particular story cannot be stomached, go on to the next; you will find at least a few to be to your taste.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Associations...

Don't know if that's an accurate term for these things...
Suffice to say that in the course of my non-T reading,
I have encountered phrases or even whole sentences that seem
to make a reference....
For example(this one's easy):
"In the room the women come and go
Talking of Michelangelo."
see?
Here's another(just a little more obscure--but I'm
sure some of you will know it):
"The giant rat of Sumatra, a story for which
the world is not yet prepared."
Got a couple more--for next time.

posted by greshunkai @ 10:02 PM

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