Give and request

[Ian Livingston]

Ruth,
I've looked my life long for evidence of a sane politician. The
proposition, I think, is on a par with Diogenes' quest. At least Italy is
honest about its craziness. Here in the US we try to pretend rationality
resides among politicians and the result is tragically comical. Or just
plain tragic--it's not really funny anymore.


On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Ruth Flatscher <ruflatsch at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Matthew.
> As an Italian living in Vienna, I enjoy the D'Annunzio episode in all its
> irony (considering the role of Italy in WW1). True, it's quite hard to
> translate his braggy prose in detail, and I would suggest to enjoy it read
> aloud in Italian, just for the sound.
> It seems that this country has a long-standing tradition of crazy or
> somewhat - ähem... eccentric politicians which is difficult to wipe out.
> (You folks would probably enjoy a collection of the finest names and
> emblems out of the > 80 political parties eligible for parliament this
> february....)
> European late night greetings,
> Ruth
>
>
> On 3 April 2013 00:23, Matthew Cissell <macissell at yahoo.es> wrote:
>
>> Hey P-listers,
>>
>>  Serendipitously tripping over pages, I came across one that seems meant
>> for Pynchon fans: http://www.strangehistory.net/ After the Terrorist
>> Postcards look for the piece on D'Annunzio Over Vienna (someone here
>> recently mentioned D'Annunzio or a book involving him) - they both made me
>> think of TP.
>>
>>  Now I have a request: does anybody know how I can get a copy of    Gale,
>> David. "The Quest for Thomas Pynchon." Tatler, January, 1990: 188. (it is
>> quoted in various places but I have not read it myself). Also, Nichols,
>> Lewis. "In and Out of Books." New York Times Book Review, 28 April 1963: 8
>>    Anybody holding?
>>
>> Let's try to enjoy the cruelest month.
>>
>> ciao
>> mc otis
>>
>>
>
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