That detachment was a main part of the book, as it's turning the tropes of Westerns inside-out.
By continuing the theme of a lone gunman without any real ties?
I wish I had quoted the part involving the bug on the fence where the guy was leaning.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie
Je suis méchant.
Je suis méchant.
Christine Montalbetti, Western
07/11/2010 07:09:32 PM
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It might just be the translation, but I really don't like the style of writing in that quote.
08/11/2010 11:21:13 PM
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I agree with Rebekah and Camilla. There's something really unsettling about French-to-English.
09/11/2010 02:46:12 AM
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It's supposed to sound detached here
09/11/2010 10:59:30 AM
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Perhaps, but it applies equally to virtually all translations I've read.
09/11/2010 06:51:57 PM
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Not exactly
09/11/2010 08:41:52 PM
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