tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20990868.post2921971581650363162..comments2024-01-29T10:50:15.619-08:00Comments on Modern Americans: Herta So Goodrodney khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10515711262628729312noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20990868.post-41293914965267033472009-10-28T06:43:38.626-07:002009-10-28T06:43:38.626-07:00Your correspondent in Bucharest undoubtedly knows ...Your correspondent in Bucharest undoubtedly knows more about the state of Literature in Romania than my wife does, because she hasn't lived there in 4 years, and when she was living there, she was studying economics.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07856117549225658562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20990868.post-82104056508082951382009-10-27T20:30:14.489-07:002009-10-27T20:30:14.489-07:00No, it can't hurt.
And my Transylvanian--who ...No, it can't hurt.<br /><br />And my Transylvanian--who endured Ceausescu; breadlines, etc., is happy for it.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07856117549225658562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20990868.post-48563438196971910522009-10-27T19:45:59.468-07:002009-10-27T19:45:59.468-07:00Hi Charles,
Thanks for weighing in. Is your partn...Hi Charles,<br /><br />Thanks for weighing in. Is your partner part of the Romanian diaspora? I was curious esp. about Romanians in Romania, where sometimes (not always) the perspectives can be a bit different. <br /><br />I did get a backchannel pointing me to a literary critic in Bucharest who wasn't esp. nettled by Muller's win, but hadn't really heard of her before, either. I got the impression, from this correspondent at least, that Muller's almost as little known in Romania as she is here, and that her work is more a part of German literature than Romania's, even though nearly all of her fiction is set there. <br /><br />But there may be a lot of pride, too. I'm sure a Nobel going to someone who survived Ceaucescu can't hurt!rodney khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515711262628729312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20990868.post-50656553442467119672009-10-27T16:45:56.629-07:002009-10-27T16:45:56.629-07:00Romanians are proud of it. I know this because one...Romanians are proud of it. I know this because one is married to me.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07856117549225658562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20990868.post-25578943800583159752009-10-20T20:25:25.193-07:002009-10-20T20:25:25.193-07:00Hi Alli,
Too true! It's not just like changin...Hi Alli,<br /><br />Too true! It's not just like changing tastes or standards for beauty or something, but a whole evolutionary shift packed into a brisk half-century. What the hell happened? I mean, besides 'roids.rodney khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10515711262628729312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20990868.post-46500056847956179362009-10-20T10:11:01.988-07:002009-10-20T10:11:01.988-07:00Men's chests don't really look like that a...Men's chests don't really look like that anymore, do they? Some kind of transformation happened. They have broadness, and tone, but they're not really defined, it's just firm surface. But maybe this is only true for Hollywood Male Actor Chests. I guess that's what I mean. (Sorry so crazy).Alli Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14261503921480705503noreply@blogger.com