The "book of bad French poetry" I cut up for my iBook Mark I? I just googled the author, a certain Monsieur Sully Prudhomme. The first winner of the nobel price for literature, for, and I quote:"in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect"
Oh, the shame...
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Well, it was French, after all ...
ReplyDeleteThe thing is, just because it was reknowned doesn't mean you like it.
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On the other hand, if you want to look like you're reading something other than what you're reading, a Pulitzer prize winning author might be an excellent choice.
Yes, but I was actually hesitating at the flea-market. Originally I wanted to cut up a bible, but I couldn't find a nice one. Then I looked at the other books on offer, and thought: "No, I can't just destroy one of those, they are too nice."
ReplyDeleteI was already on my way out of the market when I decided to buy one after all. I discarded a couple that were too interesting to destroy, and grabbed that one, because I thought it was of no value... Just goes to show what I know ;)
As Nelson from the Simpsons would say: "Ha Ha" (pointing finger)...
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