SEXUAL FANTASIES IN CONNECTION WITH RONALD REAGAN. The genitalia of the Presidential contender exercised a continuing fascination. A series of imaginary genitalia were constructed using (a) the mouth parts of Jacqueline Kennedy, (b) a Cadillac, (c) the assembly kid prepuce of President Johnson...In 89% of cases, the constructed genitalia generated a high incidence of self-induced orgasm. Tests indicate the masturbatory nature of the Presidential contender’s posture. Dolls consisting of plastic models of Reagan’s alternate genitalia were found to have a disturbing effect on deprived children.
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Originally posted by SeitseHe practically invented the concept of the artistic crash...(the tractor driver should be a man dressed up as a film star...there should be a link between the tractor and the star...possibly this is the sexual fantasy of a Russian Social Realist...) But you're right, French approval is often given to unworthy subjects (as long as they're exotic). In this case, though, considering Ballard is a surrealist through and through, and surrealism stems from France, I think it counts.
That's not difficult, so I wouldn't take it as a medal on Ballard's chest.
All you need is to crash a tractor into a McDonald's.
Buy the Collected Stories and enjoy the myriad forms (and contents) of some 800 pages of short stories.
My commission check should be arriving soon.
Kinda short in time now and off for the weekend, but gonna throw some directions here.
Keep in mind for now that the willing submission to time is very important for the reason I have explained, so asian litterature could seem less boom tchak boom, than american litterature. I think the all idea of accepting that something is happening on a large extent of time - slow process and infinity of small things - is the key to that literature.
I have never read asian author in english, so I aint too sure about the quality of translation - read them all in french which works so so very well with it.
Kawabata could be an easy way to start with and his books aint too long neither.
Talking about remake, there's a big pile of films as well that are known mainly for their american remake which never reached that special something about the original (Kurosawa,...)
Didnt get how we moved to Reagan's genitals, but eh I aint in a position for blaming any off topicer here 😀
Originally posted by SeitseSouth Africa:
Taking notes, mate. Thanks!
J. M. Coetze. I read heaps of his books years ago. He won the Nobel a few years back.
quite a few others..i have read from that country but Memory fade in Booze and blondes.
For Shuzako Endo: try Silence. brilliant book.
and Deep River..he wrote that shortly before He Died.
Originally posted by Bosse de NageMost of his novellas are very good - The Body (Stand by me) and Rita Hayworth and The Shawshank Redemption being also translated well into movies.
Only by fools...I think this thread is supposed to be about forms rather than content, though. Do you reckon he's made any formal innovations?
Which King shorts do you like, anyway? I've only read novels...The Dark Tower series is pretty good, really.
The Mist, Quitters Inc., 1408, The Running Man, The Jaunt, The Raft ... he's a talented writer.
Originally posted by Seitseyou should read The World's Best Science Fiction, 2004. That wasn't boring! especially "The Voluntary State".
Very well, this topic may be quite boring and non-debatable for some, but it's been going around my head for a while and would like to exchange ideas with other posters.
Although short tales is a branch of literature much more cultivated by the Latin American writers than the English speaking world, we all know the traditional structure of short tales: Inc ...[text shortened]...
Debate.
P.S. I think this same debate can be drawn for music, graphic arts, cinema, etc.