"Radiant and full-leafed, the Park was alive with the murmuring vibration of the species which made it its preserve."
#FirstLineFridays @shybookowl
I like the way the novel starts with a zoologist's-eye-view of creatures cavorting and disporting themselves in their natural environment, the identity of the animals shortly disclosed when it is revealed that some of them are playing cricket ?
"He enjoyed the sunshine on his face and the patterns of the white dust at his feet. The persistence of the aeroplane's noise, however, reminded him of an uneasiness in himself. Uneasiness seemed to be the background of all ruminations belonging to the twentieth century, just as all its landscapes were presided over, somewhere in the distance, by an aeroplane." ☀️✈️?️
"Once we acknowledge sentiment in other animals, we are bound to acknowledge what follows: their right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
- Brigid Brophy
[Quotation not necessarily from the tagged book ?]
A 1953 satire about animal rights. The blurb says that Brophy's 1965 manifesto, "The Rights of Animals," kick-started the modern animal rights movement, so she has good credentials. Her other biographical details say she also campaigned for prison reform, gay rights, pacifism, humanism and vegetarianism, so I'm expecting to find "Hackenfeller's Ape" hitting my marks ??
Thanks to the apartment renovation, I have not been reading much this year. I mostly read the selections for the NYRB Classics bookclub, and some refreshing titles (like Celia Dale) here and there.
These are the remaining NYRB Classics that I chose for the rest of the year. I think we have read most of the mainstream titles, and now exploring the catalogue more extensively.
https://youtu.be/hU9PLgad0ww
Intro
Mystery guest
Weekly highlights
Merch and Patreon
Ghosts by Edith Wharton
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa. Polly Barton (Translator)
A Journey with Two Maps: Becoming a Woman Poet by Eavan Boland
The Misses Mallett by E.H. Young
Platonic Love: Three Tales of Language and Desire by Scott Watson
About Uncle by Rebecca Gisler, Jordan Stump (Translator)
Galatea by Madeline Miller
#BigMoon three moon titles
I saw PaperMoon at the drive in as a child and loved Tatum. Apparently its based on an obscure novel?
#falling
@eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pickA friend late for coffee. Held up by neighbour with all the news of our street. I call the woman The Newspaper of Egina St. Which lead me to thinking of above book. Thought I‘d read it again. It‘s a delight. Published in 1981 by our local press . This copy given to me in 1987 by partner at the start of our relationship. So has special place in my heart for many reasons. An Aussie classic for sure. ❤️
