tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post5849309651992388265..comments2023-11-22T09:11:01.567+00:00Comments on George Szirtes: To Paris and BudapestGeorge Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-58861007722366628852009-08-20T21:35:55.937+01:002009-08-20T21:35:55.937+01:00Lovely photograph. Now I know how it looks from t...Lovely photograph. Now I know how it looks from the outside.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747839768257543728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-13561166517980667112009-08-18T19:01:56.645+01:002009-08-18T19:01:56.645+01:00Typing this upstairs at S & C. The reading was...Typing this upstairs at S & C. The reading was great - see blog. Given a tour of the house this morning and met 95 year old George Whitman, au lit, frail and wondering why we weren't staying in the damn house. Told him we were booked a room round the corner in the Esmeralda. Smiled.George Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889600788146987089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-82777043416463467102009-08-17T02:45:49.847+01:002009-08-17T02:45:49.847+01:00One of my favourite places on earth. And Sylvia w...One of my favourite places on earth. And Sylvia was kind enough to agree to keep a copy of my poetry play and my novel upstairs in her not-for-sale-only-for-sitting-and-reading room. Just knowing that my books are there in that building is a thrill. Have a wonderful time!Sue Guineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556228394020314560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4638619958588096610.post-76088844094178449032009-08-16T15:29:38.375+01:002009-08-16T15:29:38.375+01:00How exciting, George. If you've not read it, c...How exciting, George. If you've not read it, can I heartily recommend one of my favourite literary biogs, Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sylvia-Beach-Lost-Generation-Literary/dp/0393302318Adrian Slatchernoreply@blogger.com