Ataraxia

  The Mud Below by Annie Proulx is the second story in the collection Close Range: Wyoming Stories, which was shortlisted for The Pulitzer Prize, won by the author for the remarkable The Shipping News, adapted for the big screen     <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07xtKX7lHAExP_Jd9tUAmuUv1T9tEZPDun9Y8s04P1h_ymcabHURlHiBTAk4tX3h5apfBNaGBB5fXWYDg1l1PMbDwe-sxOmKgHu7jqonTYqMbLN3sn8v4IK9tYpTOhoU9QskQOdfmHmuOO__7VxE7VMYk03zQZcPnKpMjQIKR7NN_lL3TbJuoZZsASVLO/w177-h316/image.jpeg" />     9 out of 10   The Shipping News https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2026/11/the-shipping-news-by-annie-proulx-won.html has won The Pulitzer Prize, and Close Range: Wyoming Stories was shortlisted for the same award, both the first, The Half-Skinned Steer, and The Mud Below are excellent stories, Brokeback Mountain is in this same collection too   While the first tale was somewhat terrifying, the second has drama,...

  The Half-Skinned Deer by Annie Proulx is the first story in the collection Close Range: Wyoming Stories, which was shortlisted for The Pulitzer Prize, won by the author for the remarkable The Shipping News, adapted for the big screen     <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07xtKX7lHAExP_Jd9tUAmuUv1T9tEZPDun9Y8s04P1h_ymcabHURlHiBTAk4tX3h5apfBNaGBB5fXWYDg1l1PMbDwe-sxOmKgHu7jqonTYqMbLN3sn8v4IK9tYpTOhoU9QskQOdfmHmuOO__7VxE7VMYk03zQZcPnKpMjQIKR7NN_lL3TbJuoZZsASVLO/w177-h316/image.jpeg" /> 8 out of 10   The Shipping News https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2026/11/the-shipping-news-by-annie-proulx-won.html won the Pulitzer Prize for Annie Proulx, for which Close Range: Wyoming Stories was shortlisted, and I have finished the story of Quoyle recently, in fact, it was the second time, plus, I have seen the motion picture   In some ways, I have identified with Quoyle, when he was quite spineless, pathetic, he ma...

    Shortlisted for Booker Link to a month and Harpole report 1,000 novels   Woman flashed big bursts of gorgeousness in the train – he immediately fell in love – she told him some things; a new magazine dedicated to literary digestion had made it needless ever again to read a book   On May 20 th , 1929, George Gidner travelled by cheap-day excursion train to London…interview and then he was considered unsually well suited (he listed well to the opinions of the two men in charge) to represent England’s youth in the USA   Link to Lodge for the girl who jumps on him Henry Farewell president of local bank, landlord and the girl’s father Wounded knee was a masscare, but George saying it means trouble – he is sacked Bank collapsed they invade the shop ad take everything Just one day before Geroge is supposed to leave, July 5 th In nfacct, Henry had given all away to farers, he has nothing left but the clothes and they want to find him an...

  Native Son by Richard Wright is 20 th on The Modern Library’s Best 100 Novels site, appears among the All-TIME 100 Novels, it is one of The 1,000 Novels Everyone Must Read and it is ranked 111 th on The Greatest Books of All Time site     <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODnZhRkjjKbJaqofBhInS1vPtdbQ7TSG1OuYCE4tJ6LAQv7kr-kefoHr1fGZibMv8had3Q1JbsVRrY42HH8yU-EUg1RD2D5jQ6ac83ygZ5RJfuFch_xBn0b4Jz5oDykieeEIQp2RejM8L0tlPBRtrXD7MWlX6KzRS0LLTU6myolWwovTL5bi07UdW1z1r/s1600/image.jpeg" /> 10 out of 10   Somehow, Native Son reminds me of The Son https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2026/11/the-son-by-philipp-meyer-was-finalist.html and since I am close to my rating of 10 out of 10, I must amend that, to some extent – why am I using commas, Duras, anyway, somebody quoted in The Cost of Living dismisses them –   It feels as if Native Son is more than just one novel, or at least, there are a few narratives, themes...

  The Cost of Living by Deborah Levy is one of The 100 Best Books of The 21 st Century, according to The Guardian, albeit it is ranked just 10368 th on The Greatest Books of All Time site; my own verdict is: this is a very good read         <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODnZhRkjjKbJaqofBhInS1vPtdbQ7TSG1OuYCE4tJ6LAQv7kr-kefoHr1fGZibMv8had3Q1JbsVRrY42HH8yU-EUg1RD2D5jQ6ac83ygZ5RJfuFch_xBn0b4Jz5oDykieeEIQp2RejM8L0tlPBRtrXD7MWlX6KzRS0LLTU6myolWwovTL5bi07UdW1z1r/s1600/image.jpeg" /> 9 out of 10   Swimming Home https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/10/swimming-home-by-deborah-levy.html is another great book by Deborah Levy, shortlisted for The Booker Prize – the author has had Hot Milk selected for the same prestigious award -with a very striking, appealing, erotic narrative, a naked girl is there, in the pool, from the start   The debut of The Cost of Living is equally intriguing, and cap...

  Batman by Bill Finger, Bob Kane – this is not the kind of literature, or motion picture that I prefer, consequently, this is not going to be favorable, I think, and besides, you probably have all the ‘essence’ here – however, I should feel comradeship for Batman, seeing as I took part in the Revolution that deposed Ceausescu http://realini.blogspot.com/2022/03/realini-in-newsweek-participant-in.html ergo I see myself as a minor Batman, in my youth, if something of a less active, more mature (ex-bat)man -look at the picture down here     <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07xtKX7lHAExP_Jd9tUAmuUv1T9tEZPDun9Y8s04P1h_ymcabHURlHiBTAk4tX3h5apfBNaGBB5fXWYDg1l1PMbDwe-sxOmKgHu7jqonTYqMbLN3sn8v4IK9tYpTOhoU9QskQOdfmHmuOO__7VxE7VMYk03zQZcPnKpMjQIKR7NN_lL3TbJuoZZsASVLO/w177-h316/image.jpeg" />   7 out of 10   Martin Scorsese https://realinibarzoi.blogspot.com/2025/03/casino-written-by-nicholas-pileggi-and.html war...