Two glasses
Angry young man
I had lunch with a woman writing for Nextbook.
The purpose of the lunch was an interview.
All interviews resemble one each other, each interesting interview is interesting in its own way.
I was stunned by the fact that the interviewer, an American lady, drank two glasses of white wine. (To be fair, I had two glasses of wine myself. We both drank Pinot Grigio. And it was not because of the Pinot Grigio that our lunch turned out to be extremely enjoyable)
In the almost thirteen years that I have been in NY I never saw a American woman drink two glasses of wine during lunch. (Well maybe during brunch on Sunday two mimosa’s, but not while working.)
The lady, Ruth Franklin, writes also for the New Republic. Her article on the Polish author Borowski ("the angry young man of the holocaust") is highly recommended.
pomo
"All interviews resemble one each other, each interesting interview is interesting in its own way." seems to be a rather incoherent paraphrase and desecration the famous Tolstoi line. This resembles quite well some of the better postmodern bluster, or maybe in this case the wine is to be blamed?“Borowski was accused of immorality for his stories' portrayal of the savagery of Auschwitz--for daring to suggest that anyone might have been more focused on survival than on good deeds, his conviction that the brutality of Auschwitz continued unabated in the "stony world" of the post-war years.”
Of course the brutality was there already in the pre war years too.
Wine
An american friend of mine claims he "arrived on a continent full of alcoholics".Krista
Perhaps Mr Grunberg is reading Ada.Oscar
Yes, I should read Ada.Arnon
Let me know if you would like to borrow my hardcover copy of Ada, in Dutch translation.Oscar
Yes, I would like to borrow your copy of Ada.Ik ging van hand tot hand
Today I bought this 795-pages-counting book. It is beautiful. I went home singing. But Arnon, can you please take time to design a special Grunberg - bookcase ? The Grunberg - shelf in mine will soon collapse.Nice and clear article in Geuzennieuws too.
Arnon
Laura and I will be in New York City this weekend. I could leave my copy of Ada with the manager at Sant Ambroeus, if that would work.Oscar
We could have a coffee. If not you can leave the copy at the manager of St Ambroeus.Don't feel obliged.
Quite the opposite.
Maybe the mystery has to remain intact, but that's up to you.
"Arnon", "Oscar"
I'm suprised that while you seem so closely acquainted, you do not have each other's email addresses. Perhaps you could arrange for "Sander" or "Johannes" to exchange them that way you no longer have to burden this public forum with your dates.@ Rutger
Don't spoil our fun. I love to watch how this relationship evolves.Rutger
How's your wife doing? She still won't let you go alone to the cheese fondue?Maybe Arnon can invite your wife too.
I like bossy women, they are very attractive.
