Today's post*

- John Felstiner, Translating Neruda: The Way to Macchu Picchu

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* as Brother Christopher was rather fond of pointing out...

Lovely line

One occurrence in both online and real-life dating was an inexplicable talent on my part for attracting vegetarians. I am not a vegetarian.

- Emily Witt, LRB

Kafka was a wet-pants

Kafka refused to put a picture of an insect on the cover of Metamorphosis.

- Elif Batuman, LRB

Sound familiar?

London Review (LRB) @LRB

Tonight! Two of the editors of Beckett's letters will be @lrbshop to discuss the project.

A city lane. A bookshop. Evening.
ESTRAGON: Is this some sort of elaborate in-joke?

Twitturgh

LondonReview London Review (LRB) 

'Writer. Book lover. Opera lover. Nature lover. Lover': Jeanette Winterson's self-description @Wintersonworld

From the personals

Slender, dark eyed woman, 40s, optimistic and affectionate with an opinion or two, would love to meet a kind, witty man (45-55) who lives in London and doesn't write poetry.

- London Review of Books

Optimistic indeed.