November 9, 2004

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In the second volume of this Journal, which will be called Morals Charge, I intend to report, describe and comment upon the festivals of an inner prison that I discover within me after going through the region of myself which I have called Spain.

Posted by sheila
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Note to Emily:

I think I can say with confidence that if you do not get this one, no one will.

If someone proves me wrong, so be it ...

Posted by: red at November 9, 2004 4:46 PM

Clue: I know this is unfair, but really, I have to reiterate: This one's for Emily who has memorized most of this author's work.

Another clue: The clues to the title are in the text posted.

Posted by: red at November 9, 2004 6:45 PM

Can it be Wilde?

Posted by: Linus at November 9, 2004 7:02 PM

I thought that too Linus with the Morals Charge.. but I'm not sure.. Hemingway? (Journals and Spain?)

Posted by: peteb at November 9, 2004 7:03 PM

Ah, good call. What's the last line of Moveable Feast? For that matter, how do we spell ... ohfercryinoutloud, that's why Google was invented. OK, I'm spelling it right. But that's not the right book, doesn't that end with some lovely statement about how life was poor and perfect?

Posted by: Linus at November 9, 2004 7:17 PM

Sounds good to me, Linus. But, we may need to ask whether we're on the right track.

Posted by: peteb at November 9, 2004 7:31 PM

Here's another clue:

This book was written in French. And ... a famous existentialist author wrote a book about the author of THIS book.

That's sure to give it away.

Posted by: red at November 9, 2004 7:34 PM

Not Hemingway then.. heh heh.

Posted by: peteb at November 9, 2004 7:54 PM

I think I know who the author is now, but I've only read one book of his (and the long short story St. Julian the Hospitaler, which gives away who I think it might be). He was arrested famously on a morals charge after that big book came out, so maybe that's the one after all ... but I'll leave this for people who actually know.

Posted by: Linus at November 9, 2004 7:56 PM

I hate to keep harping on this, but Emily loves this sick perverted author, and will guess it immediately.

:)

Posted by: red at November 9, 2004 8:01 PM

I have a guess on the author, but never having read his stuff I can't even begin to guess at a title.

Posted by: Ted K at November 9, 2004 9:00 PM

It's the homosexual French burglar/author. Damn, his name escapes me. There's a flower in the title.

Posted by: Tom at November 9, 2004 9:54 PM

Jean Genet...Our Lady of the Flowers?

Posted by: Tom at November 9, 2004 9:58 PM

Argh. Shoulda had Genet. I even did "The Balcony" once.

Posted by: Linus at November 9, 2004 10:16 PM

It is Genet - but it ISN'T Our Lady of the Flowers.

A lot of the title is actually in the quote I posted.

Excellent teamwork, people.

Posted by: red at November 10, 2004 10:31 AM