Nothing to do with backs but...
...I looked at the map at the bottom of the page, it shows roughly where people who view my site come from. I mentioned Venuesua already, but I thought I'd mention something about the other places.
Argentina
Jorge Luis Borges is too obvious (Roberto Arlt and Ernesto Sabato who I have a few novels, but shamefully haven't read yet) Julio Cortazar is probably too obvious as well... but it's a excuse to mention 'pataphysics (there I said it).
China
Being the seedbed of all human civilisation, it shouldn't be too hard to find one thing to like about China. Obvious perhaps, but I loved "Monkey" by Wu Ch'eng-en. I'd also like to mention how 'the English Empire' saw China via "Hermit of Perking" by Hugh Trevor-Roper
Canada. The music, the animation, a mecca of artistic mediums. So I'll mention an obscure name to non-Cananadians, the recently deceased author Timothy Findley and his novel "Not Wanted on the Voyage".
Japan
Where to begin? The photographs of Tomatsu? No, rather "In Praise of Shadows" by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki. (Or maybe the film and novel "The Woman in the Dunes" by Kobo Abe? There's so much to choose).
Venezuela
I'll have to find some fiction in English translation, I thought I'd had one but he was Colombian. I'll have to fill a large gap in my knowledge here (among many).
India
What has India got from the UK? Imperialistic invasion and persecution (and cricket). We got Shilpa Shetty and boy did we give her a warm welcome! For that reason I'm not mentioning anything cool from the UK (bad people! Bad!) But really, we got a great little novel by Tabish Khair called "The Bus Stopped". I liked it so much I bought it twice (yes, I'm an idiot). I love it's compact precise chapters, poets should write novels more often.
Java, Indonesia.
First thing I thought of was my plans to make a puppet theatre for a production of Alfred Jarrys Ubu, using shadow puppetry. I couldn't find a good enough clip on youtube yet, but this gives an idea (also search for Wayang Kulit). Slightly related to Indonesia, a man who read lots of sanskrit; Rene Daumal. A French writer who, under the influence of Gurdjiefs writings, wrote "A Night of Serious Drinking" and "Mount Analogue". Great. Now if any French visit this site by accident, I don't have to mention anymore...
USA
So much good does come from here, but the US main medium has to be TV; So I recommend the show "The Wire".
I'll get around to more photography soon, sorry, but I'm exceedingly lazy. It's hard enough just being a fool, but try being a lazy fool, gosh it's tiring... So tiring I'm going for a kip.
Google Map, Broadmead, Bristol, UK
I maybe having a manic phase, as it's now 4am...Hmm... Anyway, this is the beautiful Broadmead shopping centre in Bristol. Since these photographs where taken, the shops to the left of 47, 48, 49, 10 and up to 50 have been demolished. The corner of shops on the right of 47 have been demolished too. A new larger shopping centre is coming, which in 30 years time will also be demolished.
Goodnight!
(If you're new here, the numbers correspond to a posts number and the location of it's photograph.)
Google Map, College Green, Bristol, UK
I'll add some more locations soon, Happy Valentines to you all.
91. Mudeford Quay, UK
It's a name given to Native Americans, but I think there is a breed of European that should be called redskins
... Mudeford, renowned for it's crabs and...er...mud...
I'm trying to avoid Google Earth, it's slightly addictive, but I'm thinking of adding google earth images to give a sense of place for these images:
This image from Bristol, UK. The same style, but with red spots rather than sunburn.
90. Reading, UK
Ever wonder what Charlie Brown looks like today?
The old folk are watching Durney bike racing, now an Olympic sport apparently.
Palmer Park, Reading.
88. Bristol Zoo, UK
If you're wondering, the 2D lion is demonstrating scent marking by squirting out timed jets of water. The boy is putting his finger in the... Well, it's 'educational'... There must be other ways to impress girls surely?
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