How is it possible to write so many interesting posts about a single novel? It is easy:
p. 152 provided the description of the Beynacs' place on the Moon, illustrated by a Winslow Homer seascape;
p. 153 generated questions about twentieth century statesmen, illustrated by two photographs of de Gaulle.
I never know what each new page will bring up until I turn the page. In fact, I defy anyone to read a work by Poul Anderson without finding a word, phrase or idea worthy of discussion on almost every page. Rereading uncovers details not noticed on previous readings.
Maybe someone can scan p. 154 and tell us what is of interest before I get to it? (I am just about to do other stuff. Laters.)
5 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
A small correction, you were referring to two photographs showing us de Gaulle and Adenauer, not of de Gaulle alone.
Page 154 of THE STARS ARE ALSO FIRE? First, we need to clarify if ware using a hard back or paper back edition of the story. Because of the differences in page SIZES, different events and persons will be seen in both kinds of books when looking up the same page numbers.
My hard back copy of THE STARS ARE ALSO FIRE shows Dagny Beynac meeting Zhao Haifeng, first governor general of Luna for the World Federation. It's plain from that page the Federation did not like Fireball Enterprises or Lunarian restlessness under Federation rule.
Sean
Sean,
I think that the photos are the younger and older de Gaulle.
Paperback. I hoped that giving the chapter number as well as the page number would help but maybe not?
Paul.
The chapter number is given in the original posts.
Kaor, Paul!
I am the one at fault for not clearly NOTICING how you were giving us CHAPTER as well as page numbers! Of course the use of Chapter numbers would have made it plain which parts of the book you were discussing. Mea culpa!
I'll take another look at the photographs, but I could have sworn the photo of the man in formal attire was Konrad Adenauer.
Sean
Kaor, Paul!
I did come checking, and the second photograph of the two we were talking about is indeed a picture of an elderly Charles de Gaulle.
Sean
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