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 Books. I foolishly decided to participate in Armin's Literary Meme, without realizing all the work involved, but with the help of Basil I finally managed to sort it out. Here you go:You're stuck inside Fahrenheit 451; which book do you want to be?
That's an easy one: Adrian Tinniswood, By Permission of Heaven. The story of the great fire of London. Haven't read it yet, but it's on my list. Have you ever had a crush on a fictional character?
Oh, absolutely. What are you currently reading?
Arno Schmidt, Zur angelsächsischen Literatur, Bd.3 - James Joyce, Stanislaus Joyce. This is only because I'm working on some new Finnegans Wake illustrations. And no link here, because the book is long out of print, and the website of Schmidt's new publisher is a complete mess. I mean, this is terrible - one of Germany's leading publishing companies has a website with broken links, a terrible layout and a non-existing navigation. Unbelievable. The last book you bought is:
Josef Hilger, Raumpatrouille. The last book you read is:
Christian Wolmar, Subterranean Railway. A social history of the tube. A great book. Five books you would take to a desert island:
1. Arno Schmidt, The Stony Heart.
2. Hanns Kneifel, Raumpatrouille Orion (Haffmans edition).
3. Patrick Marnham, The Man Who Wasn't Maigret. A portrait of Georges Simenon.
4. Friedhelm Rathjen, Kuckuckseier und Nestbeschmutzer.
5. Ralf Zeigermann, Antarktis Expedition 1931/32. Who are you going to pass this stick to, and why?
Ha! I think I found at least 3 unfortunate people who might grab the stick and pass it on further: The nice guys at paperholic, because in real life they deal with books; steff, because I assume he actually reads books; Matt, because I'm interested in his selection. That was work! I'm exhausted now.
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