2010/12/14 Cologne
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Symposium

Normality

During a symposium on literature Daniel Kehlmann asked me if I thought that many of my characters were trying to construct normality in order to escape their own madness.
I liked the idea that normality is just something you construct.


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Normality is a construction based on rhytm. Getting up, having coffee, going to work, coming from work, having dinner, watching tele, sleep. When this rhytm is disturbed is when people are lost. Some people call it normality or stability others call it being braindead. Me I have no idea what it is but my old man always told me: "Doe normaal dat is al gek genoeg. "
said Tom Lievens 14/12/2010 08:25 • x
Off topic: http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/1006/Kunst-Literatuur/article/detail/1195035/2010/12/13/Opschorting-van-straf-voor-valse-Arnon-Grunberg.dhtml
said Tom Lievens 14/12/2010 08:27 • x
turn it around
I always thought that you construct madness to escape normality!
said jos baijens 14/12/2010 16:32 • x
I'm with Jos.
said Jo Landa 14/12/2010 17:26 • x
I always longed to be normal.
said Mieke Dutoit 14/12/2010 18:16 • x
@ Jos
I made many constructions to escape madness, some incredibly insane.
said Mieke Dutoit 14/12/2010 18:21 • x
@Mieke
Indeed. Humor is an appropriate ointment to prevent too much friction between normality and madness.
said Bernard f 15/12/2010 20:03 • x
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