tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post717346279806140554..comments2024-03-22T19:13:05.266-04:00Comments on The Dusty Bookcase: The Dreams That Things Are Made OfBrian Busbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-10376116869720093972014-12-05T13:47:53.694-05:002014-12-05T13:47:53.694-05:00Well done! I wonder how a copy ended up in that li...Well done! I wonder how a copy ended up in that little corner of France. Nice to think that it has spread that far.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-35275332907042875562014-12-04T10:45:32.207-05:002014-12-04T10:45:32.207-05:00The book La Fin des Songes just arrived from La...The book La Fin des Songes just arrived from La Bazoche Gouet France. Population of 1294 people, church, boulangerie and a bookstore! 1st chapter: " Ils sont cinq dans la voiture..." . This is the next Frecng read once I finish another great book Le Noeud de Vipères by F. Mauriac.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-44517863428335265902014-11-26T15:09:35.980-05:002014-11-26T15:09:35.980-05:00All in a day's work, Kevin.All in a day's work, Kevin. Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-43684899650098821312014-11-26T13:22:16.588-05:002014-11-26T13:22:16.588-05:00Another must-read to track down. Damn you, Busby!Another must-read to track down. Damn you, Busby!Kevin Burton Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366595974389658683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-36819653895739538072014-11-26T04:10:18.815-05:002014-11-26T04:10:18.815-05:00Now I am really curious.,..I know you give praise ...Now I am really curious.,..I know you give praise only when praise is due!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-76331459397237355992014-11-25T14:59:24.645-05:002014-11-25T14:59:24.645-05:00I'm pleased to hear it, Nancy. I'd be inte...I'm pleased to hear it, Nancy. I'd be interested in hearing what you think. One odd facet of the novel's structure is that dialogue is nearly non-existent in the first fifty or so pages. The pace in same is much slower than in the rest.<br /><br />It's a shame there was no French-language GG Award at the time. Hard to imagine a more deserving novel.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-83632358884735386842014-11-25T11:55:20.106-05:002014-11-25T11:55:20.106-05:00Great to discover new French books to read! Via y...Great to discover new French books to read! Via your blogpost I learned about Le Prix David and Le prix Athanase-David created in 1968 as one of thr 14 Prix du Quebec. I ordered La Fin des Songes.NancyElinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15021569006682648126noreply@blogger.com