When I started reading the book, at the line 'The Grand Bazaar itself begins on the other side of the Egyptian bazaar,..' .. I had to stop reading. I couldnt resume without fixing this place on map. Had I flipped through the next few pages, I would see this nice blown up map of the bazaar showing details of the kind of merchandise sold in the streets.
Descriptions of travelling merchants using the bazaar for safekeeping sent me imagining to the extent of seal done in lacquer.
Imagine a real procession.
Some pictures are like that of a minaret lying on a table, view of a local bazaar through a hatch grilled window(so much easier to draw) will make you want to know more about them.
Jul 25,2010.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Advantages of Google books
1. You can use them as inspiration for your own writing
2. You can make up stories for kids using it as a starting board.
2. You can make up stories for kids using it as a starting board.
Fact and fiction
Sometimes when I come across fiction and have read of a similar situation as a fact, I just think that let the fiction writers imagine, then they will show you the best and the worst possible of the world.
In 2009, we have heard of the sole survivor of a plane crash. I was reminded of this reading of Hatchet.
Reading a fictional story The Age of Analysis, I was reminded of Growing up Jung.
Apprehensions of a new sibling in Julius, the Baby of the world are not very different from that in "the wing Rocker and the Baby" in Discovery
In 2009, we have heard of the sole survivor of a plane crash. I was reminded of this reading of Hatchet.
Reading a fictional story The Age of Analysis, I was reminded of Growing up Jung.
Apprehensions of a new sibling in Julius, the Baby of the world are not very different from that in "the wing Rocker and the Baby" in Discovery
How long is the spelling of your city?
Yesterday I was looking at a map and found a place called Truth or Consequences. Its long name kind of got me interested in it. Theres a story there. If you lie, you die?
Does anyone remember the town that changed its name to Google for a while.
But there are places with even longer names.
Does anyone remember the town that changed its name to Google for a while.
But there are places with even longer names.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Sorry for the interruption
I find it funny imagining the 'desrt rose' song being played when a radio has technical issues.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Good example of a bad lecture
Not only is the content obvious but trying to state 'what not to do' to take up literature as vocation has been written in a very unreadable way.
The lecture has just been a way to vent out his frustration at having tor ead innumerable manuscripts. This lecture would have been an effective medium of communication had the lecturer just listed ten bullets of 'to do' or 'not to do' if thats what is convenient for him to write on like:
1. Have a style and one that is appropriate to the subject.
2. Stick to simplicity
Jun 4, 2006
Yesterday I read Andrew Lang's story from the Olive Fairy book.
The lecture has just been a way to vent out his frustration at having tor ead innumerable manuscripts. This lecture would have been an effective medium of communication had the lecturer just listed ten bullets of 'to do' or 'not to do' if thats what is convenient for him to write on like:
1. Have a style and one that is appropriate to the subject.
2. Stick to simplicity
Jun 4, 2006
Yesterday I read Andrew Lang's story from the Olive Fairy book.
Disappointed
When I read 'The Artist of the Floating World'.. I was so taken by his style .. that I next read 'The remains of the day'.. and felt so rewarded for trying out new authors. 'Never Let me go' is definitely a disappointment with so highly built expectations. But with his style of taking events along without much dialogues makes him an artist of another world..
Nov 11, 2005
Nov 11, 2005
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