I have published four novels and four books of literary criticism; I'm currently at work on a book called FOR THE LOVE OF BROKEN THINGS: MY FATHER, EDWARD GIBBON AND THE RUINS OF ROME. I teach in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University.
"Another"? How often does this happen? (Also, did you coin the phrase "recreational zoology"? It's excellent.)
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(and I will take credit for the "recreational zoology" coinage - I needed a label for when I go to zoos & things...)
What I like about it is partly its extreme vagueness, it could mean anything from taking a trip down Loch Ness to vivisecting one's parrot.
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