Booklovers around the globe had a bit of an exciting week when all kinds of lovely Proust memorabilia went under the hammer at Sotheby’s in Paris. Among other things, His final words, a golden watch and a poem He wrote about housekeeper and confidante Celeste Albaret.
If I ever thought I had a shot at owning [...]
Proust lovers, listen up!
Sotheby’s is auctioning some very rare Proust memorabilia, including his last words! For such a great writer, you’d wish his last words had been slightly more impressive, but still!
On the day of his death, Proust wrote some instructions to his housekeeper Celeste Albaret on a scrap of paper. You can apparently still [...]
War and peace
In addition to my diet of Hola! I am listening to the Librivox.org audioversion of War and Peace, a book I’ve been meaning to read it for years. I’ve done twenty hours of solid listening and it’s still bl&^%dy 1805! On the other hand, I must say I like it. I get confused [...]
Sometimes I worry.
Will I like it there? Will they like me? Over here, I have my friends, we hang out, a lot, play poker, drink coffee. Or cocktails. Or beer. Will there be people to do stuff with, go shopping, drink coffee? Or any of the other stuff? Will I still have work? Do I [...]
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