An unfamiliar adjective to describe a severed head:
"His heel struck a mass cold and pobbery." (7, p. 74) (My emphasis)
Yamamura thinks of some of the characters as "...alleged neo-Babbitts..." (11, p. 106)
He describes one character as "'...an ADA-type Democrat...'" (11, p. 108) (?)
He imagines "'...Nippowegian cross-breeds...'" (11, p. 105) establishing "'...a samurai Valhalla...'" (ibid.) (Yet another merely imagined but evocative hereafter. See here.)
I have learned the meaning of "'Car-hop at a drive-in...'" (11, p. 108) (See here.)
- and also of "'...the CBI theater...'" (8, p. 81)
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
And it was "pobbery" that caught my eyes. I suspect it was a 1950's slang term which did not succeed in passing into common and widespread use.
Sean
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