"The country he had broken out of was all unknown to them" - Remembering Babylon by David Malouf
Friday, July 31, 2009
"The country he had broken out of was all unknown to them"
"The country he had broken out of was all unknown to them" - Remembering Babylon by David Malouf
8 comments:
Martina... I am boycotting comments until the grafitti stops...
Boycott over :)
Sean, if I had more time I would start another blog dedicated to street art, :-D
lol trop cool celui la jadore le reliefe
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.
Joan Elizabeth, I am at p60 ... overwhelmed by metaphors, similes, images ... struggling ... but nevertheless liking it ...
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.
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. :-)
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