h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I've got Vol.I. Jokerford2000, must have Vol II.
(that's my 6'4" *baby* brother)
He's in a master's prog. now.
Gonna teach English Lit.
I think that's pretty cool.

Anyway, I love Virginia Wolfe.
Haven't read much Wilde, except for class.
Got to see *Oliver Twist* on stage at a small theatre outside D.C. last two years ago.
Done dinner theatre style, with the stage all around.
It was great! No one famous was in it, but I was impressed.
Don't get to see plays as often as I'd like.;-(
Eugene Inesco? can't place him at the moment. Give me a clue.

He was one of the driving forces behind the absurdist movement... he did "The Bald Soprano" "The Lescon" "The Rhinocerous" "Exit the King" "Chairs" and "Macbett". He was very strange and wrote in French but most of his work has been translated to English well enough.

Ok, thanks, Irving.
*The Rhinocerous*, in a Lit class .....somewhere.
I like the obscure and surreal. I don't know why I didn't look into him more.....
probably too much else to do.
I was/am a continuing(?) student. Went back to College when the children started elementary.
After 3 1/2 years, working part time as well, it got to be too much. Guess what got dropped?
School, of course, 'cause we gotta eat!
They are now in Jr. High & High school. I'm trying to get back in, there's a bit of catching up to do
before I can resume regular classes. I am rather excited about it.
And trying not to get intimidated by all the fabulously smart young people who are already there.
(God, this is begining to look like a journal entry! )

Not being picky, but I think you meant the bald Prima Donna... only because another class at my college did that play too. I miss being at college, it was way more fun than uni, but was of course more pratical acting, and less theory!!

*holds hands up*spills coffee*

I like Ionescu, played in the chairs once, love to read him to - but unfortunately have too little (or is it less? is that an english sentence? it is an sentence t all?) people to go to plays with *sigh*

Irv, thanks for the coffee

Thats my problem too, and I'm in a bloody Drama class!! Most of them can't be bothered, or winge about going to see shakespeare or Noel Coward (it was Private Lives, one of my Favs) So i go on my own. Its a lot easier to get a last minute V cheap ticket if you are by yourself!

It can be translated either way. Keep in mind it was written in French.

Lupa is right. I heard it called "The Bald Saprano" in highschool, and again in a book where it had been translated to English. I called it that to my French teacher and she said she'd never heard of it, though she had a copy of it in her hands at the time! La Countatrice Chauve, I believe, is the French title but that doesn't matter, because the title has NOTHING to do with the play...

~Irving Ionesco

"Too few" would be the most proper way of phrasing it.

Correct, except it's spelled "cantatrice."

Thank you. If there's something worse than my spelling in English, it's my spelling in Fhrench...

~Irving

That should have been "French". No matter, the forum is too long and is hereby moving to http://www.h2g2.com/forumframe.cgi?thread=30939&forum=26140

See you there!

~Irving

Has anyone read Captain Correli's Mandolin? Can't remember who it's by, I can't make up my mind whether I love it or hate it! Fantastic read though. It's one of those books where every sentence seems to spark a hundred thoughts and pictures in the imagination....not all particularly pleasant I have to say...

Books are great, what would you say is their purpose besides the obvious escapism? Which in itself is an interesting concept...

Besides escapism I would say that books allow us to see places we will never likely see. Also, they provide for a way to hand down our oral (now written) myths to the younger generations in as unaltered a format as possible.

Emerald, if you follow the link above your last posting you will actually get into the current Book forum. I hope to see you there

Courtesy

Hey Stunt, you'll never guess what my Dad just brought home. A CAN OF SPAM. (it must be some kind of sick joke or something)

Anyway, I just ordered a book called Bright Hair To The Bone, so I'll let all of you know how it turns out. It's by the same guy who did the movie (and the movie is one of my all time favorites) so it should be great.

I could have sworn I moved this forum...

I could have sworn you did too!

Wow, I just walked into the room and I'm responding to something way back. Terry Pratchett is the best and if you havn't read Hogwatch, you should. Is the Loop as good as Horse Whisper and if you're into Physics, you should Chaos, if you havn't yet.

Donaldson is amazing. I agree totally.

Hey there.
could you please mail me the DNA piece? [email protected]
thanks.