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A pseudo-beginning

A pseudo-beginning# Translation - 译林

or2003-10-23 07:10

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The girl seated in the opposite to her in the bus was smiling, poring over a
novel. On the brown cover of the book there was a distorted face that seemed
to be carved out of rotten wood. It was an old man’s face aiming to be
shocking; instead he looked shocked himself. She knew the novel. A female
writer in Boston. An evasive lover in London. A house from Dickens’ tale.
A momentary affair. A broken marriage. A deceased son. She longed to tell
the girl to skip 100 pages and read on and sh

l*y2003-10-23 07:10

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Great! Look forward for more... A mentioning of good writing always excites
me. :)
BTW, have you seen the movie 'possession'? It's about discovery and subsequent
fighting for ownership of a Victorian menuscripts(love poem) and that leads to
some history back in that era. A little too mellowdramatic according to me but
these days anything weaved with history can get my attention. Definately
going through a phrase...

seemed
being alone?
like
But
apartment
It
w

【在 or 的大作中提到】

: The girl seated in the opposite to her in the bus was smiling, poring over a
: novel. On the brown cover of the book there was a distorted face that seemed
: to be carved out of rotten wood. It was an old man’s face aiming to be
: shocking; instead he looked shocked himself. She knew the novel. A female
: writer in Boston. An evasive lover in London. A house from Dickens’ tale.
: A momentary affair. A broken marriage. A deceased son. She longed to tell
: the girl to skip 100 pages and read on and sh

l*y2003-10-23 07:10

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ft, 故事接龙? don't tempt us...

a
seemed
female
tale.
tell
But
it
like
But
she
jaw
in
apartment
upper
It
without
curiosity,
words
intrigued

or2003-10-23 07:10

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看过看过小说也看过；P。学院气浓一点，确实有点melodramatic，因为小说非常之
详细，在冗长的过程里过度的煽情就不那么突然。男女诗人原型是伯朗宁与罗赛蒂。
两人的情感纠结是作者浪漫的想象，历史上并不存在的。我有一阵子也迷恋这种过
去与现时交叉的架构。；P
这个无意中发现信的情节是撞车。我以前住学校的房子，有次搬进去就遇到这样的
情况。虽然屋子是重新粉刷与清洁过的，但有前住者(可能是文科生)的漏网之鱼。
；P
这个确是照故事接龙的意思写的，我就想写一个特空泛有许多可能性的nonsense，
没有后续啦，根本没有往后想过嘛。
lynny想接吗还是自己也写个？期待。

subsequent
to
but
a
female
tale.
tell
But
it
she
jaw
in
upper
intrigued

【在 l***y 的大作中提到】

: Great! Look forward for more... A mentioning of good writing always excites
: me. :)
: BTW, have you seen the movie 'possession'? It's about discovery and subsequent
: fighting for ownership of a Victorian menuscripts(love poem) and that leads to
: some history back in that era. A little too mellowdramatic according to me but
: these days anything weaved with history can get my attention. Definately
: going through a phrase...
:
: seemed
: being alone?

j*e2003-10-23 07:10

5 楼

I love the movie---long time not touched by a romantic love story.
But haven't commited myself to the book yet. It is a maze of words:)

excites
leads
Definately
over
north.

【在 or 的大作中提到】

: 看过看过小说也看过；P。学院气浓一点，确实有点melodramatic，因为小说非常之
: 详细，在冗长的过程里过度的煽情就不那么突然。男女诗人原型是伯朗宁与罗赛蒂。
: 两人的情感纠结是作者浪漫的想象，历史上并不存在的。我有一阵子也迷恋这种过
: 去与现时交叉的架构。；P
: 这个无意中发现信的情节是撞车。我以前住学校的房子，有次搬进去就遇到这样的
: 情况。虽然屋子是重新粉刷与清洁过的，但有前住者(可能是文科生)的漏网之鱼。
: ；P
: 这个确是照故事接龙的意思写的，我就想写一个特空泛有许多可能性的nonsense，
: 没有后续啦，根本没有往后想过嘛。
: lynny想接吗还是自己也写个？期待。

or2003-10-23 07:10

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ofcoz. feel free.;P

excites
leads
me
Definately

l*y2003-10-23 07:10

7 楼

撞车? is this what you call it? ;)
anything with an epic flare can own me these days.*ahem*, that and sci-fi.
time-machine, anyone? :)
so... is the book any good?

excites
leads
Definately
over
north.

【在 or 的大作中提到】

or2003-10-23 07:10

8 楼

the book is solid, detailed, somewhat intelligent and long-winded. 1992(?)
booker prize winner. i'd say it is less clever than "the hours", but is at
the same level with "atonement". each or almost each chapter starts with a
long victorian poem that i skipped. the author was trained as english
literature phd then a lecturer and critic so some part of the novel gets like
critic analysis and scholarly research. she made up all those long poems and
letters based on browning and rosseti's styl

【在 l***y 的大作中提到】

: 撞车? is this what you call it? ;)
: anything with an epic flare can own me these days.*ahem*, that and sci-fi.
: time-machine, anyone? :)
: so... is the book any good?
:
: excites
: leads
: Definately
: over
: north.

l*y2003-10-23 07:10

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hmm, from what you said it looks like the author put quite an effort to write
the book. too bad the movie didn't bring out the best of it. (but jeremy
northam was good. :) )
have a long list of sci-fi to read... must read asimov someday. :) ... maybe
once i finish Adam Douglas. He is FUNNY, really. tried leguin (twice) but
failed miserably. she sounds too much of an evironmentalist or pacifist or
some liberal in the 60s. gosh! she just gets me eyes rolling! and "the idly of
the king" is killing

【在 or 的大作中提到】

: the book is solid, detailed, somewhat intelligent and long-winded. 1992(?)
: booker prize winner. i'd say it is less clever than "the hours", but is at
: the same level with "atonement". each or almost each chapter starts with a
: long victorian poem that i skipped. the author was trained as english
: literature phd then a lecturer and critic so some part of the novel gets like
: critic analysis and scholarly research. she made up all those long poems and
: letters based on browning and rosseti's styl

or2003-10-23 07:10

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it's partly for jeremy northam that i saw that movie..
lol you had a point on leguin. i thot she was placating but i assumed that on
her style of writing, the kind that felt sweet and classic. there is familar
trace of british classics in her. she had a short non-sci-fiction which was
actually badly written about generations of women: fanny, jane, and virginia
and they very much hinted fanny burney, jane austen, and virginia woolf. she
and asimov used to represent two aspects of writing i ap

【在 l***y 的大作中提到】

: hmm, from what you said it looks like the author put quite an effort to write
: the book. too bad the movie didn't bring out the best of it. (but jeremy
: northam was good. :) )
: have a long list of sci-fi to read... must read asimov someday. :) ... maybe
: once i finish Adam Douglas. He is FUNNY, really. tried leguin (twice) but
: failed miserably. she sounds too much of an evironmentalist or pacifist or
: some liberal in the 60s. gosh! she just gets me eyes rolling! and "the idly of
: the king" is killing

l*y2003-10-23 07:10

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high standard... right, that's why i'm a star war
fan! *ahem ahem* seriously, any more jeremy northam films to recommand? :)

on
familar
she
had
maybe
idly
appreciate
with
poems
seem

【在 or 的大作中提到】

: it's partly for jeremy northam that i saw that movie..
: lol you had a point on leguin. i thot she was placating but i assumed that on
: her style of writing, the kind that felt sweet and classic. there is familar
: trace of british classics in her. she had a short non-sci-fiction which was
: actually badly written about generations of women: fanny, jane, and virginia
: and they very much hinted fanny burney, jane austen, and virginia woolf. she
: and asimov used to represent two aspects of writing i ap

or2003-10-23 07:10

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Gosford Park
Emma

war
that
was
virginia
a
but
or
is
gets

【在 l***y 的大作中提到】

: high standard... right, that's why i'm a star war
: fan! *ahem ahem* seriously, any more jeremy northam films to recommand? :)
:
: on
: familar
: she
: had
: maybe
: idly
: appreciate

j*e2003-10-23 07:10

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He was also the "Ideal Husband" :)
The actress who played Christabel was Elizabeth in BBC's P & P.

i
have
to
jeremy
pacifist

【在 or 的大作中提到】

: Gosford Park
: Emma
:
: war
: that
: was
: virginia
: a
: but
: or