হিমাদ্রি চ্যাটার্জী Himadri Chatterjee
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@HimChatt
Retired operational research analyst. Fan of Shakespeare, Verdi, Sherlock Holmes stories. Champions Jamesian prose in a world of soundbites.
I wrote this about Count Binface who represents a very tedious strain in British culture thetimes.com/comment/column…
@auteurhouse Cries and Whispers is too harrowing to be anyone’s favourite, but it has strong claims to be his finest. Among his finest, at least. It’s the one that most haunts my imagination.
Will someone please ban my books so that they will be put on prominent display in bookstores?
Hunt for Red October is the greatest American naval film in history. Peak post Cold War Americana. Mentions Jefferson, Columbus and Cortes, approvingly. All three cancelled during peak Woke (2020-2022). Mentions travelling without papers across states. Gone after 9/11.
Started reading a Henry James book (Ambassadors) and he uses absurdly complex sentences to describe the simplest things, without anything gained beyond confusion. They aren't even lyrical, and often outright clunky.
From the earliest pages of The Brothers Karamazov I sensed that I was not important to Dostoevsky – that he wrote without worrying too much about what he put his readers through. That impression has been reinforced by most pages since. In his last book Inside Story, Martin Amis likens a writer to a host, welcoming the reader in, making them comfortable, entertaining as well as edifying them. Amis was a wonderful host, but Dostoevsky is insufferable. I couldn't wait to leave and doubt I'll be going over again. But it wasn't all drudgery. The murder mystery at the core of The Brothers Karamazov has gripping twists and the final courtroom scenes unfold with high drama. The character of Aglaya in The Idiot is hilariously capricious and nasty. ✍️ Mark Nayler Article | spectator.com/article/dostoe…
