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… The pre-Raphaelite artist had put all his effort into making Ophelia pathetic while Bonnard had put his into catching the light of the bathroom, forcing us to recognize that we are all temporal creatures, emerging into the light for a few brief seconds, before we disappear again…
— Jun 14, 2024 08:37PM
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From a distance he watched the door open and then close again. He became aware of the silence lying upon the street.
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Sometimes, in the early morning, in the summer, the light shown most gently on the earthenware teapot and, seeing it, he would feel tears come into his eyes. I could never have experienced that light if I had not been alone, he would say. I could never have felt as I did then that I wanted to bless the world and be blessed by it in turn.
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Amidst the cruel wolves I wander lost,
And feel the winter come, whose icy frost
With trembling horror makes my skin to crawl.
— Jun 19, 2024 08:52AM
And feel the winter come, whose icy frost
With trembling horror makes my skin to crawl.
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He would tell of his fantasies of drowning, vivid images he experienced at the time he was living in Paris after the death of his first wife. As I sank I would feel quite relieved, he would say. I would think: There goes another life - and know I had not finished with this one.
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Sometimes, in the early morning in spring and summer, when the light was exceedingly gentle as it touched the rounded belly of the glazed earthenware teapot, he would be filled with a sense of extraordinary peace and well being.
— Jun 13, 2024 11:03PM
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He had a good collection of early music and his one indulgence was occasionally adding to it - Harnoncourt and the Concentus Musicus of Vienna he particularly admired, and he would often put on their superb recording of Monteverdi‘s Orfeo with the dazzling Jeanne Deroubaix as the Messenger:
I come to you, Orpheus,
an ill- fated bearer of tidings
Still more ill-fated and more tragic:
Your lovely Eurydice…
— Jun 12, 2024 08:10PM
I come to you, Orpheus,
an ill- fated bearer of tidings
Still more ill-fated and more tragic:
Your lovely Eurydice…
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Delighted to see you are reading this, Joseph - and now seeing a connection that was lost me when I read this: Josipovici also wrote a novel inspired by Bonnard, Contre-Jour: A triptych after Pierre Bonnard. Truly hoping you're enjoying your journey with Josipovici!
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Ilse wrote: "Delighted to see you are reading this, Joseph - and now seeing a connection that was lost me when I read this: Josipovici also wrote a novel inspired by Bonnard, [book:Contre-Jour: A triptych after..."Hi Ilse! In fact, it was your gorgeous write up on this book that piqued my curiosity. I hope that when I review it you will be ok with me linking your review. And yes, what a beautiful little story. This is my first brush with Josipovici. I am enjoying it greatly.
Isn't it funny, for all the art that one might be familiar with there is still so much more that is new to experience.... both in writing, painting, and all other mediums. I had actually not heard of Bonnard. But, looking up his work it's immediately obvious what the narrator was describing. You mentioned he is one of your favorite living authors. What other of his books would be your top picks? Always nice to hear from you!
