tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post7487705412226986544..comments2024-03-19T11:13:07.787+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: MandelaYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-65842699711924358732014-01-18T21:03:12.249+00:002014-01-18T21:03:12.249+00:00Thanks /danken(?!),
BrianThanks /danken(?!),<br />BrianBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613762050863476962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-38614732761130887572014-01-18T08:35:09.444+00:002014-01-18T08:35:09.444+00:00Hi Brian, "Days of Greatness" is the sta...Hi Brian, "Days of Greatness" is the start of his family chronicle and a good starting point of getting "into" Kempowski. I can not say anything about the quality of translation, since I have only ever read his works in German, where his style is unique.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-38614615725452461862014-01-17T20:45:33.703+00:002014-01-17T20:45:33.703+00:00Can't remember the cost (avoiding your joke), ...Can't remember the cost (avoiding your joke), but I did keep on to it throughout the 90s (and up to the present day) despite my wife saying we should get rid of it. I just thought, being a Yorkshireman, what if he gets jailed again over some traffic offence or whatever, there's no way I'm buying another bloody mug!Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613762050863476962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-90479521638590835592014-01-17T14:12:29.181+00:002014-01-17T14:12:29.181+00:00May I suggest a pvc uniform for Lara and a big dos...May I suggest a pvc uniform for Lara and a big dose of cyproterone acetate for yourself.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-53657278523499689342014-01-17T14:09:27.815+00:002014-01-17T14:09:27.815+00:00Ha! Ha! Bad Parrot! Ha! Ha! Bad Parrot! Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-20140054256077370632014-01-17T12:14:17.423+00:002014-01-17T12:14:17.423+00:00Worst mistake I ever made was to invest in a compa...Worst mistake I ever made was to invest in a company specialising in 'Jail Mandela' merchandise.Shooting Parrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503757845024102476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-22350120073341870842014-01-17T11:58:48.990+00:002014-01-17T11:58:48.990+00:00How much did you pay for your "Free Mandela&q...How much did you pay for your "Free Mandela" mug or was it free?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-90177291658341973092014-01-17T11:03:58.505+00:002014-01-17T11:03:58.505+00:00You are probably right. I could also borrow a Zim...You are probably right. I could also borrow a Zimmer frame as well as dressing Lara up in uniform and taking her along as my nurse.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-92038364428844149802014-01-17T11:03:32.739+00:002014-01-17T11:03:32.739+00:00I've not seen either of the films, so thanks f...I've not seen either of the films, so thanks for your insights ... what with cinema not being cheap for the under-55s, I have to pick and choose. But I've still got my "Free Mandela" mug to honour his memory with every time I have a cuppa!Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613762050863476962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-49418359828450223782014-01-17T11:00:55.479+00:002014-01-17T11:00:55.479+00:00Thanks from me too Ms Librarian! A quick google se...Thanks from me too Ms Librarian! A quick google search isn't throwing up many English translations of his work, but I'm hoping a librarian will be able to help - which of any of his works translated into English would you recommend to start with? Thanks!Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613762050863476962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-71531785503802927302014-01-17T10:45:43.978+00:002014-01-17T10:45:43.978+00:00I am sure you could sneak in before then. Given yo...I am sure you could sneak in before then. Given your craggy, battle worn appearance, flatulence and cantankerous nature, none of the duty staff would ever imagine that you haven't yet fulfilled the age requirement!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-50710212879839470942014-01-17T10:23:31.731+00:002014-01-17T10:23:31.731+00:00Damn, I will have to wait until May before I can q...Damn, I will have to wait until May before I can qualify as over 55 and see the film.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-30900491834780170102014-01-17T10:20:06.791+00:002014-01-17T10:20:06.791+00:00Thank you for the interesting connection Librarian...Thank you for the interesting connection Librarian. There's a similar notion in Alan Parker's excellent "Midnight Express" (1978) when the imprisoned central character's chant likens incarceration to monastic enlightenment.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-75317233784369380262014-01-17T06:56:35.539+00:002014-01-17T06:56:35.539+00:00You are probably not familiar with Walter Kempowsk...You are probably not familiar with Walter Kempowski's works (in fact, I'd be surprised if you had ever heard his name). He was a German author - my favourite contemporary author - who died some years ago and made it his purpose in life to chronicle everyday life in Germany all through the last century, beginning with his own family, through two world wars and all the political and cultural changes that century saw.<br />He grew up in the Eastern part of Germany and, while this was still seperated from the West, was imprisoned for political reasons. He spent 8 years behind bars, partly in isolation confinement. He wrote about these 8 years later in a book that can't leave the reader untouched. And he, like Mandela, said at some stage that "Eigentlich war es doch schön", "actually, it was good". He meant less the monkish aspect but more the close-knit community of other prisoners like him, who set up lessons in the prison, a choir, and tried with amazing success to keep some sort of normality in their lives and survive without too many emotional scars.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com