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ellenkushner) wrote2008-11-08 09:00 am
ellenkushner) wrote2008-11-08 09:00 am
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"une certaine élégance et même une élégance certaine"
There are plenty of words I don't know, but it seems to be an awfully nice review just up on the French fantasy site Elbakin.net. I particularly admire the delicatesse with which the reviewer refuses to give away any of the plot points.
In Paris I did a long interview with one of their number, Lucile Cusenza; now she's kindly sent me a 5-page transcript of our conversation - presumably with all my worst stumblings & grammatical mistakes smoothed over, so now I get the chance not only - as is usual with online interviews - to vet what I've said before it appears, but to see whether what I think I was saying was actually what she heard. It's a huge a mount of work doing a literal transcription of a conversation, and my hat's off to her.
Of course I want to dig into this at once, to get the interview posted ASAP - unfortunately [CUE VIOLINS] I'm leaving for Michigan in a few hours, and my laptop's in the hospital! Dead, dead, Desdemona. Delia's been generously sharing with me, but, as they say, You Can't Take it With You. So herein follow 5 days of me trying to get into the Business Center of various hotels when I get a break, to check e-mail . . . . Please all do pray for the swift recovery and rebuilding of my dear little Mac when I get back - and forgive us our not answering all e-mail (or comments) in anything resembling a timely fashion.
In Paris I did a long interview with one of their number, Lucile Cusenza; now she's kindly sent me a 5-page transcript of our conversation - presumably with all my worst stumblings & grammatical mistakes smoothed over, so now I get the chance not only - as is usual with online interviews - to vet what I've said before it appears, but to see whether what I think I was saying was actually what she heard. It's a huge a mount of work doing a literal transcription of a conversation, and my hat's off to her.
Of course I want to dig into this at once, to get the interview posted ASAP - unfortunately [CUE VIOLINS] I'm leaving for Michigan in a few hours, and my laptop's in the hospital! Dead, dead, Desdemona. Delia's been generously sharing with me, but, as they say, You Can't Take it With You. So herein follow 5 days of me trying to get into the Business Center of various hotels when I get a break, to check e-mail . . . . Please all do pray for the swift recovery and rebuilding of my dear little Mac when I get back - and forgive us our not answering all e-mail (or comments) in anything resembling a timely fashion.
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LOL!
Since my machine is a Mac, I suspect the sweet little Dell would be wasted on me - but many thanks for the exceptionally kind offer!