tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post8476678031292319146..comments2024-03-11T17:08:07.679+01:00Comments on Sicily Scene: IL GATTOPARDO - A MODERN CLASSICWelshcakes Limoncellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-15938349281855695662007-12-04T20:08:00.000+01:002007-12-04T20:08:00.000+01:00Thank, Ellee.Thank, Ellee.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-57658040634449569942007-12-04T18:44:00.000+01:002007-12-04T18:44:00.000+01:00Good luck, I'm hoping for you too.Good luck, I'm hoping for you too.Ellee Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647480320978146418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-9186708405753236852007-12-04T17:13:00.000+01:002007-12-04T17:13:00.000+01:00Hi, Leslie. I'll be interested to learn your tho...Hi, Leslie. I'll be interested to learn your thoughts on the book once you have read it. Haven't seen Mr G for a few weeks now! Hi, Sharon. I hope you enjoy the book when you do read it. Thank you for your kind words. "Thye way to an Englishman's hear" - well, cooking works on Welshmen!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-36035762567628148232007-12-04T08:27:00.000+01:002007-12-04T08:27:00.000+01:00I saved reading this post till this morning as thi...I saved reading this post till this morning as this book is something my friends and I had talked about this summer. Sadly, I have not read it yet. But then I have something to look forward to. You post very interesting subjects.<BR/>Is it true that the way to an Englishman's heart is thru his stomach??Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543296686374461661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-30529045971028997102007-12-03T21:55:00.000+01:002007-12-03T21:55:00.000+01:00I've requested the book from the local library but...I've requested the book from the local library but it has to come from another one. I can hardly wait to start it. <BR/><BR/>Where's Mr. Gorgeous these days? *wink*Leslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-36464063280146824552007-12-03T21:26:00.000+01:002007-12-03T21:26:00.000+01:00Hi, Ellee. I think I am possibly becoming more Si...Hi, Ellee. I think I am possibly becoming more Sicilian, too! As for the dashing Sicilian man, I continue to hourly expect him...Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-52533589218296437062007-12-03T21:12:00.000+01:002007-12-03T21:12:00.000+01:00I think you are becoming very Sicilian yourself We...I think you are becoming very Sicilian yourself Welshcakes It's time for a dashing Sicilian man to sweep you off your feet.<BR/>He may have one thing in common with an Englishman, "the way to his heart is through his stomach".<BR/>It sounds like a great book and has WW's seal of approval too, another literary expert like yourself.Ellee Seymourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647480320978146418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-34469051966724819182007-12-03T20:50:00.000+01:002007-12-03T20:50:00.000+01:00Hi, Lady M. Don't let the thought of the ending p...Hi, Lady M. Don't let the thought of the ending put you off, please. You and I are lucky to be able to "live" history in that sense. Hello, David. I am so happy that you, too, are a lover of this book. I have always been amazed that it is so little known in Britain.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-70637062791301589762007-12-03T18:00:00.000+01:002007-12-03T18:00:00.000+01:00I am so pleased you have talked about this book an...I am so pleased you have talked about this book and brought it to the attention of your readers as I have loved Il Gattopardo for years.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882543653925973357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-74419266390156362992007-12-03T17:47:00.000+01:002007-12-03T17:47:00.000+01:00It sounds fascinating, but that sad ending puts me...It sounds fascinating, but that sad ending puts me off a bit.. I know what you mean about having the reality of the history of a tale. When I read White Gold I was traveling through Menkes on the train! I agree it is wonderful to feel ourselves walking through history rather than seeing it through a detached distance.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing.lady macleodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830048414719866472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-75549162578779908482007-12-03T15:46:00.000+01:002007-12-03T15:46:00.000+01:00Thanks, Sally. Hi, WW. Yes, it's very fine techni...Thanks, Sally. Hi, WW. Yes, it's very fine technically. I hope you enjoy it, MM. Hi, James. Yes, sad the students don't know of it. As for them reading feminist classics from the 70s, we can but hope! Merci, Sean.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-78259046437457519022007-12-03T15:42:00.000+01:002007-12-03T15:42:00.000+01:00"I always used to feel slightly ashamed when I had..."I always used to feel slightly ashamed when I had to "teach" a book - the author never meant it to be torn apart and analysed like that!"<BR/><BR/>What a sentence, Mylady! Chapeau.Sean Jeatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978285783271305489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-19245223214565030602007-12-03T15:33:00.000+01:002007-12-03T15:33:00.000+01:00This was required reading at school and I still re...This was required reading at school and I still remember it - enormously evocative. I asked many students if they knew of it [either the Italian or the English title] and none did.<BR/><BR/>Sad - suppose they're all reading feminists classics from the 70s. :)James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-7317611238501807852007-12-03T13:15:00.000+01:002007-12-03T13:15:00.000+01:00I will now release it from my, "wish list" and hav...I will now release it from my, "wish list" and have it sent from Amazon without delay.marymaryquitecontraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945840079464582054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-41086271933486926552007-12-03T12:11:00.000+01:002007-12-03T12:11:00.000+01:00It's a brilliant book and supposed to be "a perfec...It's a brilliant book and supposed to be "a perfect novel" from a technical point of view.Whispering Wallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410656699815679312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-15132105885278240822007-12-03T10:01:00.000+01:002007-12-03T10:01:00.000+01:00One of the all time great books - AND you chose on...One of the all time great books - AND you chose one of the most resonant passages; such a star Welsh.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07785812439996916465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-8943867157153285362007-12-03T07:46:00.000+01:002007-12-03T07:46:00.000+01:00Ciao, Leslie. I like the new avatar! I do hope yo...Ciao, Leslie. I like the new avatar! I do hope you can get hold of the book and enjoy it. I always used to feel slightly ashamed when I had to "teach" a book - the author never meant it to be torn apart and analysed like that! <BR/>Hi, jmb. Well, it was a combination of factors that led me to Italian, but maybe this book sparked an interest in Sicily. Yes, Sicily has had so many invasions and the conquerors must have thought they'd found paradise.Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-66460509022344452222007-12-03T04:24:00.000+01:002007-12-03T04:24:00.000+01:00So now you are making me really want to get this b...So now you are making me really want to get this book out and read it.<BR/> <BR/>That's quite interesting, that this book lead you to study Italian and finally live there. The power of the pen.<BR/><BR/>What a history Sicily has had. So many different people came to rule it.jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-76776742897435888042007-12-03T01:31:00.000+01:002007-12-03T01:31:00.000+01:00This story sounds amazing! I'm surprised I'd never...This story sounds amazing! I'm surprised I'd never heard of it before, but after looking into it on Chapters' website, will see if I can get it from the library. If not, I'll purchase it and will let you know my thoughts. I'd love it if you could "teach" it to me. (You know what I mean...as a teacher myself) Ciao ... :DLeslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.com