edna Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Wow, the tale is scary... I read it online... He´s good, Maupassant... If you can read that in French, Fin, your French is very good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Two years ago, I could... apart from montre Now, not so much. And reading is a lot easier than writing or speaking, or even listening I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Try to read French magazines or make some French friends, that will help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Hmm... so, edna... ca va? My friend is trying to persuade me to go to France with him this summer. I'm sure we'd do a great job of entertaining the local population Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 (edited) M...arcel Camus? The director...? A little bird, whose name starts with "ed" and ends in "na," told me there IS, in fact, a collection of short stories by Albert Camus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exile_and_the_Kingdom Which makes poetrychick right Good suggestion. I'll have to order it or see if the local library has it in stock. Edited July 13, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 The director...? I know you know about "Black Orpheus"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Hmm... so, edna... ca va? My friend is trying to persuade me to go to France with him this summer. Moi ça peut aller, merci... toi ça va? That´s the best thing you can do, mon ami... Go to France, not only you´ll speak French in ten days but you´ll also eat the best food in the world... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 The food does tempt me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Good... but I don´t know what tale you mean... wasn´t there a Lieutenant Picard? My favorite short stories writer is Roald Dahl. "Genesis and Catastrophe"... And another tale about a man who found an old chest of drawers in a farm... some antique... maybe "Collector´s Item"? Roald Dahl! Ilovehim Ilovehim Ilovehim Ilovehim! His adult short stories are just... wow I never tire of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Fish Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 The Bible was the last book I read.......It's a good book overall....some parts are just, I dunno, lists of names and numbers, other parts are frecking AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 You prefer fiction then, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 You prefer fiction then, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetrychick Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Ok, here are a list of short stories by Albert Camus, since no one believes that he actually wrote short stories: The Adulterous Woman, The Artist at Work, The Growing Stone, The Guest, The Renegade, The Silent Men. There you have it. And You must be very bitter Bitter almonds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Hahaha. That was yesterday. What have you got for us today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetrychick Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Well, I have rather listened to the Bible than read it. I believe every word of it. But, Right now I am reading Ulysses by James Joyce and Echo in the Darkness by Francine Rivers. Two totally awesome books. But let me tell you, if anyone ever gets the gumption to read the entirity of Ulysses, hats off to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 (edited) I'm not too keen on the bloated, long-windedness of a day's event. I rather read stories told with as few words as possible, which is why I love Ernest Hemingway and the short stories of Anton Chekhov... and the poetry of Robert Frost: succint, yet they're so rich with unexplored and unseen ideas Edited July 14, 2008 by Guest misspelled name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetrychick Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 I am in total agreement with you. The Sun Also Rises was a masterpiece along with many other of Hemingways works. All the authors you mentioned are genius, they pack a big punch with very few words. I dwelled on The Sun Also Rises for weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetrychick Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Oh! How could I forget the beatnik? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetrychick Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 (edited) Ok I have to tell you. One day in english class we took off our shoes and sat on our desks, played some Louis Armstrong and Bob Dylan, burned some incense and sat around and read poetry; it was so awesome. Our teacher tried to get us to use some slang, so here's to all you hip cats and daddyo's. Edited July 14, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 poetry? As in Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac? Passages from books by Ken Kessey, Tom Wolfe, and William Burroughs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poetrychick Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 (edited) Just anything, some people wrote stuff, stuff from online, random bits of nothing, I read Psalm of Life or What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist by Longfellow. Edited July 14, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 The Sun Also Rises was a masterpiece along with many other of Hemingways works. I dwelled on The Sun Also Rises for weeks. See, we don't disagree on everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Ok, here are a list of short stories by Albert Camus, since no one believes that he actually wrote short stories... No, no, no, you were right about the short stories and BitterAlmonds posted about that here: ... there IS, in fact, a collection of short stories by Albert Camus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exile_and_the_Kingdom Which makes poetrychick right Good suggestion. I'll have to order it or see if the local library has it in stock. ... so you´re wrong again, poetlady... But wait, you were right after all... and what´s more, it seems they are amazing (at least that´s what my mother just told me on the phone...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 I'm not too keen on the bloated, long-windedness of a day's event. I rather read stories told with as few words as possible, which is why I love Ernest Hemingway and the short stories of Anton Chekhov... and the poetry of Robert Frost: succint, yet they're so rich with unexplored and unseen ideas The Road Not Taken is the story of my life in 20 simple and beautiful lines. "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Well, I have rather listened to the Bible than read it. I believe every word of it. Does this mean that you also believe in incest? Since the human race began with only Adam and Eve then, as Carlos Mencia said, "Someone *^%$@ his sister." Must it always fall to me to point out the obvious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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