Doris Lessing–she and I have SO much in common
“Nobel winner reveals key to success” was the title of a 10/26 article in the Daily Yomiuri. It first caught my eye because the photograph of the 88-year-old author looked pretty much like an English version of my mother-in-law on a good day, including the hankie in the pocket, disheveled hair and cup of something in her hand. The front of her house with the bags and bins and overgrown vegetation also looked painfully familiar.
But my favorite part was her response to the question of whether writing was a necessity for her. Her response was, “Yes it is. I have always written, ever since I was a child. Writing is very essential to me and I think it must be some kind of pyschological balance…If I am not writing then I am very prickly and bad-tempered and awkward.”
And there you have it! I have an excuse for what my friends and family have to put up with when I’m between projects–I’m on my way to Nobel fame… as soon as they establish one for translating. Yessssss.
If you click on the pic, you can get it larger…
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Hi Deb, where is this great picture. I followed the link to the Yomimuri times and there was no picture.
Here is my book review blog–submit something! review your own books!!!!
love,
your sis
コメント by Rebecca — 2007/10/29 月曜日 @ 10:50:57
Hi Rebecca,
Boy was that fast! Unfortunately your review blog URL didn’t come through, so send it by e-mail and I’ll post it here, too. The “pic” is just the one of the carneria on San Pablo and McBryde. The one of Doris Lessing wasn’t on the link. I’ll send it to you along with Mom’s birthday present.
コメント by admin — 2007/10/29 月曜日 @ 10:57:43
really like the pic of the store!!!
nice, colorful. makes me hungry for,
what do i see, 6 different kids of potatoes???
コメント by pamela — 2007/10/29 月曜日 @ 17:24:00
Hey, Ms. Buchida! Yes, at least six and they also have satoimo. You’d be surprised what you can come up with at the Mexican grocery stores. I think we found some mango pudding made in Japan there. They also have some things in jars that I don’t think we want to know the names of. D.
コメント by admin — 2007/10/29 月曜日 @ 17:41:36