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Interview(ed)

Thursday, June 9, 2011

(for the British School in Colombo yearbook 2010/11) 1. So, what’s with the beard? After I graduated from the War Studies Faculty at KCL I rather fancied myself as a war correspondent, so I grew the beard. Then I just rather fancied myself. 2. We somehow get the impression that you are always very sarcastic […]

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Was ist Lydia? (homage)

Thursday, June 9, 2011

I If only I’d been born Lydia Davis I’d have written a lot less. II The Lydia Davis School of Banter – Call me, bitch. – Don’t call me bitch. III Flaubert, revised ‘“A good sentence in prose,” says Flaubert, “should be like a good line in poetry, unchangeable, as rhythmic, as sonorous.”’ […]

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The Lydia Davis School of Banter

Friday, November 12, 2010

– Call me, bitch. – Don’t call me bitch.

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