blackandwhiteandcolours: "The country he had broken out of was all unknown to them"

Friday, July 31, 2009

"The country he had broken out of was all unknown to them" - Remembering Babylon by David Malouf

Sean said...: Martina... I am boycotting comments until the grafitti stops...; 31 July, 2009 23:39
Sean said...: Boycott over :); 01 August, 2009 08:41
Martina said...: Sean, if I had more time I would start another blog dedicated to street art, :-D; 01 August, 2009 21:40
yann said...: lol trop cool celui la jadore le reliefe; 03 August, 2009 02:03
Joan Elizabeth said...: Martina ... I've been away for a short holiday and found time to read "Remembering Babylon" so it was a thrill to come back and find that it's your current feature book.

This grafitti country sure is unknown to me.; 03 August, 2009 12:33
Martina said...: Joan Elizabeth, I am at p60 ... overwhelmed by metaphors, similes, images ... struggling ... but nevertheless liking it ...; 03 August, 2009 21:27
Joan Elizabeth said...: I was wondering how you would get on with it. It is very Australian in its setting and thought but in a time far distant from the Australia of today ... but I feel that perhaps knowing the Australia of today would help in comprehension.

I found it easier to read than I expected.; 04 August, 2009 11:49
Martina said...: Joan Elizabeth, at the moment I am mostly wondering if he gets his facts right - the things about language, spirits, culture. And I am thinking about things like "how is it nowadays, are the whites still afraid of the unknown dark blackness?" etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. :-); 04 August, 2009 22:14