Naufrage (np)

[Jochen Stremmel]

Yes, I gather Mark didn't come so far – perhaps he would have liked that?

There's a nice chapter in Barnes's History of the World – Shipwreck – where
he analyses Géricaults Raft of the Medusa; the first name of the painting,
when it was exhibited in the Salon, was – guess? – Naufrage. (Talking about
survivors' guilt.)

Am Fr., 17. Apr. 2020 um 06:24 Uhr schrieb peterthooper at juno.com <
peterthooper at juno.com>:

> now I know like 5 words of French...
>
> hey, how about this passage:
>
> I was born healthy in the arms of a dying civilisation, and throughout my
> existence, I have had the feeling of surviving ... while so many things
> around me were falling apart; like characters in a film who are crossing
> streets where all the walls are crumbling, and who come out somehow
> unscathed, shaking the dust off their clothes, while behind them the entire
> city is no more than a pile of rubble.
>
> -- "mba-kayere" this is some world view. survivors' guilt. ach!
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