by Leonora Carrington, Ginevra Bompiani
IntroductionNotes--The Hearing Trumpet
bookshelves: spring-2013, one-penny-wonder, paper-read, under-1000-ratings, those-autumn-years Read on May 07, 2013 With an Introduction by Ali Smith.Opening: When Carmella gave me the present of the hearing trumpet she may have forseen some of the consequences.Starts off in fine style. 90+ yo i...
With an Introduction by Ali Smith.Opening: When Carmella gave me the present of the hearing trumpet she may have forseen some of the consequences.Starts off in fine style. 90+ yo is sent to an oap home where the inmates have adhere to the Work ( think Gurdjieff). Damp down non-desirous personality ...
I LOVE this book. Someday I will write a proper review, but words truly fail me in trying to describe how magical and important this book is to me. Leonora Carrington is not just a genius painter, she is a genius writer. The magical, gender-fluid, sacred deity perfection of this book fills my soul w...
I don't know where to begin describing this. I feel that knowing anything going in might spoil the craziness of this book. It is well-written, imaginative, and about old ladies.