The Guermantes complexion, hair, wit:
Marcel Proust, The Guermantes Way, trans. Mark Treharne (New York: Penguin, 2002).
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Wednesday, February 17, 2021
“Wall lichen and cat fur”
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All that beauty... and then wall lichen & cat fur--
ReplyDeleteis this meant to imply something icky? That's how I feel about that combo.
I think it’s an instance of Proust’s penchant for striking, weirdly accurate comparisons, wherever they may range, though t I’m not sure how to find a halfway point between these things. No Guermantes would appreciate this comparison, for sure.
ReplyDeleteMake that “weirdly exact.”
ReplyDelete"Weirdly exact"--I like that.
ReplyDeleteBeing compared to wall lichen--who would appreciate this comparison? LOL
Maybe tree moss?
ReplyDeletePeach fuzz?
ReplyDeleteHa!
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