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- Jenny Davidson
- 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.
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- The swans of North America
- "Tempting little rectangles"
- "I like the cut of your J.I.B."
- Miscellanous linkage
- The fantastical capybara
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- The fabric of the world
- "Eeegaads!"
- Impasto
- "Pouring linseed oil on the school cormorant"
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- "Inauthentic as well as disgusting"
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- "Getting off at Mill Hill"
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- "They were reduced to despair"
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I just realized that "plaintive" is one of those adjectives that I should definitely use more often. It makes anything seem more thoughtful and interesting.
ReplyDeleteooooohhhh monkeys xD
ReplyDeletebut i think monkeys are not human being & dont have to be dressed in clothes!!!