Misfortunes of Imaginary Beings
A blog formerly known as Bookishness / By Charles Matthews
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
The Proust Project, Day 22
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Where this began Day 21 Swann's Way (translated by Lydia Davis), pp. 300-317. Proust further analyzes "the very chemistry of [Swan...
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
The Straight Dope
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Rachel Maddow's two segments on "straightening out the gays" therapy tonight are a must-see. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news...
The Proust Project, Day 21
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Where this began Day 20 Swann's Way (translated by Lydia Davis), pp. 287-300. Can this relationship be saved? Swann arrives at Odette...
Monday, December 7, 2009
The Proust Project, Day 20
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Where this began Day 19 Swann's Way (translated by Lydia Davis), pp. 276-287. Swann has gone nuts. Even if we hadn't been alerted t...
Sunday, December 6, 2009
The Proust Project, Day 19
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Where this began Day 18 Swann's Way (translated by Lydia Davis), pp. 250-276. So much of the Swann-Odette affair has been seen from his...
Saturday, December 5, 2009
What I'm Watching
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Up Like so many Pixar films, particularly WALL-E and Ratatouille , this one packs much of its charm and inventiveness in the beginning. Th...
The Proust Project, Day 18
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Where this began Day 17 Swann's Way (translated by Lydia Davis), pp. 239-250. At last, Swann and Odette "make cattleya" -- a ...
Friday, December 4, 2009
The Proust Project, Day 17
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Where this began Day 16 Swann's Way (translated by Lydia Davis), pp. 220-239. Swann's infatuation with Odette deepens, even though ...
Thursday, December 3, 2009
The Proust Project, Day 16
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Where this began Day 15 Swann's Way (translated by Lydia Davis), pp. 206-220. The social satire continues with a delicious analysis of ...
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The Proust Project, Day 15
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Where this began Day 14 Swann's Way (translated by Lydia Davis), pp. 195-206. At the end of the "Combray" section, the narrat...
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