Shared - they possess a thank you note from Happy Rockerfeller to the general manager of a hotel in their Loo that was left in the flat they bought somewhere in Central Europe
I performed Her Last Chance a couple of years ago and came to really appreciate the writing on a technical level - it is so easy to learn because of the way he structures it (even at a word level). I love Alan Bennett too and all those unapologetically British writers. I have an MA in Creative Writing but if you did a curriculum based around British short stories I’d be sorely tempted to do another one. I’m going to share this but no LRB for me, thanks
Toby, have your read Caroline Lucas’ Another England? What the stories we do - or don’t but could- tell shape how we see the country. (She has a PhD in English Literature).* Think you’d enjoy it. A short story curriculum of just English/British writers could be very interesting, I’d think, especially if you explore influences. Who - other than Bennett (who you won’t be surprised to know I adore) - are writers who couldn’t be from anywhere else?
The entry: shared! The obscure fact: their ninth birthday was spent in the American Girl Doll store in New York. Is that obscure enough? They’ve watched Finding Nemo about 600 times.
Shared - they possess a thank you note from Happy Rockerfeller to the general manager of a hotel in their Loo that was left in the flat they bought somewhere in Central Europe
I would love to have the list of British authors who you would feature on this course.
I performed Her Last Chance a couple of years ago and came to really appreciate the writing on a technical level - it is so easy to learn because of the way he structures it (even at a word level). I love Alan Bennett too and all those unapologetically British writers. I have an MA in Creative Writing but if you did a curriculum based around British short stories I’d be sorely tempted to do another one. I’m going to share this but no LRB for me, thanks
Toby, have your read Caroline Lucas’ Another England? What the stories we do - or don’t but could- tell shape how we see the country. (She has a PhD in English Literature).* Think you’d enjoy it. A short story curriculum of just English/British writers could be very interesting, I’d think, especially if you explore influences. Who - other than Bennett (who you won’t be surprised to know I adore) - are writers who couldn’t be from anywhere else?
* by the way, you can listen/watch her talking about the book - and answering audience questions - on 24 Sept Info: http://bit.ly/mklfcalu
I adore Alan Bennett and A Cream Cracker Under The Settee, told by Thora Hird, is wonderful. Thank you for a delightful Sunday morning read.
The entry: shared! The obscure fact: their ninth birthday was spent in the American Girl Doll store in New York. Is that obscure enough? They’ve watched Finding Nemo about 600 times.