Gothicism in Postmodern Anglo-American Narratives and Media

[Michael J. Hußmann]

Rcfchess at aol.com (Rcfchess at aol.com) wrote:

> On the other hand, "Slow Learner" is rather amusing/ironic, if it's  
> self-referential; wonder if it was TP's idea or the publisher's or
> agent's...?!  
> Anyone have any idea?

Given how he makes short shrift of some of his earlier works in the
introduction, I suppose the title was his idea. BTW, the title's German
translation ("Spätzünder") isn't literal, but captures the meaning
precisely. Literally, a "Spätzünder" is a bomb exploding only some time
after it was expected to go off, but is usually applied metaphorically
to a pupil or student who realizes his or her true potential only quite
late in his career.

- Michael


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