How much room is there left?

apologizing arnon ( closer? )

Grazie Arnon, per la pazienza, e scusa l'enfasi.
Thank you Arnon.

See you someday.
Take Care of The Rabbit. He-She will take care of you.

Now: silence ( of the lambjews ? )

Ciao

http://www.baotzebao.eu/2008/05/14/il-solo-il-sordo-e-il-mago/

A nobel promise.
But as my friend yesterday said upon entering the hospital: “Doctor, it is kind of you to promise me that I will wake up and leave this place, but I hope I will not depart as a ghost”.
Keep them safe.

Valerio

No need to apologize, it was an interesting and entertaining evening.

I started reading "Diary of a Bad Year". Interesting piece of work. Reminds me of 'Menuet' (L.P. Boon) due to the lay out. Let talismen be saveguarded.

il lettore ideale non è il lettore migliore ( alberto manguel )

http://lettoreideale.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/undici-2/

Ok, but I would maybe add: never risk your life trying to save a talisman.
Or is that a contradictio in terminis?

Good luck.

hoi

hoi arnon, ik heb gister je boek Tirza uitgelezen en ik moet zeggen, gefeliciteerd! wat een thriller was dat! john grisham en nicci french zijn er niks bij. het was alsof mijn hele leven plots een thriller werd. eindelijk zat er wat spanning in mijn leven. het was alsof mijn hele leven gewacht had op dit moment, dat mijn leven een thriller werd, dat een thriller mijn leven werd.
ik legde het boek neer, wreef mijzelf grondig in de ogen en voelde hoe de spanning zich in mijn broek had samengebald. met een zucht liet ik mijn hand zakken en mijmerde zacht: Tirza, de zonnekoningin.
op dat moment merkte ik dat mijn elleboog een gemberkoekje had verbrijzeld. het was alsof dat mijn hele leven samenvatte. het gemberkoekje was verbrijzeld.

@ Arnon

When do you leave and how long do you intend to stay in Iraq?

The Police inspector and his vision on Arnon

This morning I went with my landlord to the police office.
I ad to give a declaration because this weekend there was an 'unwanted' visitor in my students room.
At six o'clock in the morning I heard a noise. I was awake immediately and I saw a stranger in the middle of the room. I wanted to say something, and to get angry but I could only produce some incomprehensible sounds. I wasn't able to make morphological correct words. After a few seconds I got a hold on myself and said 'Fuck, I'm shocked.' He said: 'I'm sorry Lady', and left. It's a funny thing. I thought that I would be more assertive in such situations.
My landlord persuaded me to file a declaration of the events for the safety of the dormitory.
The police inspector was interested my study of Dutch philology and asked me about my favorite contemporary writer of the Dutch-speaking area. Without doubting I said Arnon Grunberg (of course) and he was surprised: 'Really?' I said yes and explained why. He said in a very serious manner: 'I did not realize there was someone who thinks he's a good writer.'

Seven

Arnon,
I find it odd that you say you have "almost seven" talismans in your bag. It is different than saying "about five" or "about ten". Are there really six? Is one of the seven items not really a talisman? What is the story behind the word "almost"?

@Monica,
A few days ago a high ranked colleague asked me, “But who is that guy Arnon Grunberg I often see on your screen?”
I do not know which reaction is more disturbing, because my colleague considers himself as a very artistic person.
(I replied, the best actual Dutch writer who invited me and some others for a cheese fondue in Montreux, due to a kind of a contest - He immediately started talking about all the famous people he knew)–(PS. This was the only time I ever spoke about Arnon in public and I will keep it that way, FYI).

Rutger

One talisman might not be considered a pure talisman, that's why I used the word "almost."

@Jan

Nothing you would expect from a high ranked colleague. The police officer in my case even read a few works of Arnon. So indeed less disturbing. I'm also giving it second thoughts to talk about Arnon in public. I said to a friend that I wanted to meet Arnon in the context of my bachelor thesis (about Tirza). And my friend said: 'If you meet that writer, don't sleep with him Monica.'

PS: To be honest; I am a little bit disappointed that I didn't receive an invitation for the cheese fondue.

@Monica
The invitation was due to a contest. Did you participate?
(I was invited as the saboteur of the contest;-there has to be a joker in every game)