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[Carvill John]

Great stuff, Heikki, especially that 'Lou Lou' parrot find..
 
I heartily second your recommendation of Flaubert's Parrot, and Flaubert of course.
 
 
<< Oh: Van Meter's parrot is Luis - that is "Lou". In "A Simple Soul", theparrot is Loulou. Barnes' novel is a wonderful biographic-and-litcrit-rambling-as-a-novelprompted by the somewhat McGuffinesque question: can one find the realstuffed parrot that may have prompted Flaubert to write his story? (Forthose who aren't familiar with GF's novels and stories, it might be wiseto read them before reading _FB_. Or read them anyway - they're great.)  Heikki>>
 
 
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