Dear Jeanne, I enjoyed your 'special feature' very much; it's a very evocative and moving piece, and you write wonderfully well. It's not so much a 'feature' (which, I think, has a fairly specific meaning in journalism) as an interior monologue, with your *sorpotel * -- like Proust's *madeleine* -- unlocking memories of the past. They should have put your story on the cover.
The articles on Gurnah were surprisingly good. I'm not a great fan of academic writing, but some of those pieces have an almost lyrical quality. Thanks for your reminiscences, and the link to *AwaaZ. * warm regards, Sajan On Saturday, 27 August 2022 at 02:30:13 UTC+5:30 Jeanne wrote: > And please read Abdulrazak Gurnah, Eugene! I want everyone to read him. > When I'm over my VS Naipaul trip, I'm going to go for Gurnah in a big way. > I might try *The** world is what it **is* before then. > So much to read, so little capacity. And less and less energy for writing. > :-) > > On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 4:55 PM Eugene Correia <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I second Braz in his praise of Jeanne's article. Smooth reading, >> nostalgic is more than one way. Jeanne weaves her story in a fashionable >> way, mixing Goa and Nairobi to deliver a "sorpotel" of a read. I too wish >> to read more from the facial pen or rapid fingers on a computer from >> Jeanne. I suggest that this story must be sent to The Goan for its Global >> Goenkar pages. The readers will definitely enjoy it, as I did. >> >> Eugene Correia >> >> On Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 9:16 PM Braz Menezes <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Jeanne, enjoyed reading your article. Would love to red more of your >>> writing. I’m trying to get a little book out on the Seychelles at the >>> moment. More later. >>> Braz >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 23, 2022 at 11:37 AM Jeanne Hromnik <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> With a special feature by me! >>>> Do check awaazmagazine.com vol 19, issue 1, 2022. >>>> Xxj >>>> >>>> -- >>>> *** Please be polite and on-topic in your posts. *** >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "The Goa Book Club" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/CA%2BcjhjhiCVEWqJ3s%2BUq2L2-npKqmCTAR0xkkQooEbR5r1xnMFQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/CA%2BcjhjhiCVEWqJ3s%2BUq2L2-npKqmCTAR0xkkQooEbR5r1xnMFQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> Matata Books >>> matatabooks.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *** Please be polite and on-topic in your posts. *** >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "The Goa Book Club" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/CACS-oSGb6Dwt8sbP_a5ACBrbbLFeuJ_LUZgqHbJszQyqm9bzVQ%40mail.gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/CACS-oSGb6Dwt8sbP_a5ACBrbbLFeuJ_LUZgqHbJszQyqm9bzVQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> *** Please be polite and on-topic in your posts. *** >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Goa Book Club" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> > To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/CAJhbo_4ygSwRrYt0x_oqDD8uMpFsU7DOGCL6mLn4f6nKpyMujA%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/CAJhbo_4ygSwRrYt0x_oqDD8uMpFsU7DOGCL6mLn4f6nKpyMujA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- *** Please be polite and on-topic in your posts. *** --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Goa Book Club" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-book-club/8872a618-6de3-4fba-8502-e833d957c025n%40googlegroups.com.
