if only i had time & money!

[dolique]

w.h. auden, "dichtung und wahrheit"
beth bachmann, temper
charles baxter, the feast of love
john burnside's poetry
a.s. byatt, the children's book
guy davenport, the geography of the imagination
annie dillard, pilgrim at tinker creek
patricia duncker, hallucinating foucault #
christopher fry, the lady's not for burning
rudolf pell gaudio, allah made us #

Comments

[forgotnsuitcase]

i think this might fit (i love it dearly, but no one else has seem to have read it): mercury under my tongue, by sylvain trudel. its translated from the original french. if you do pick it up, be sure to let me know what you think!

[handsturnedup]

I'm reading Nicole Krauss' The History of Love at the moment, I'm not yet halfway through and I'm already certain it's a favourite.

[barefoottomboy]

I just finished Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia, and it is beautiful. I love it and I think you may too. (Graphic novel/illustrated short stories.)

[dolique]

you know, i really think i may! *adds to list*

and totally off-topic, but i have always loved your icon-the colors & the composition & the mysteriousness are all just really fantastic.

[barefoottomboy]

I only wish I could claim credit for it - but at least I can claim credit for having the good taste to use it? ;-)

[wanderlight]

I have unfortunately not done enough reading this year, but I recommend Hallucinating Foucault by Patricia Duncker to everyone -- it's a beautiful metafictional love story between a writer & a reader that speaks to both the mind & the heart. ♥

[dolique]

oh, that does sound neat! pretty much exactly my cup of tea.

(and if i may say so, it is fantastic to hear from you again. ♥)

[wanderlight]

You also! ♥ If I post more often, you must promise to, too -- seeing a post from you pop up on the flist is always a treat. :)

[bornofstars]

Hello, new friend. Nice to see a post by you.

I have A.S. Byatt's Possession waiting enticingly in my library bag, and I would also love to get my hands on a copy of John Keats' letters. Did you see the film Bright Star? It's about Keats and Fanny Brawne, and it's glorious.

[dolique]

i have not seen it! i am hearing fabulous things from all over, though, so i will prioritize it.

and possession is FANTASTIC, especially if you like poetry. i really wished the epics byatt 'quotes' scraps of actually existed in full!

[wanderlight]

Psst psst, I have not read Possession yet but apparently Hallucinating Foucault is supposed to be similar in all the good ways, except postmodern instead of Victorian! :)

[wanderlight]

Ooh! Let me know what you think of Possession once you've finished it? I couldn't get through it the first time, but it sounds like something I would love and the first attempt was five years ago, so I want to try again. :)