He and his late brother Shiva were the first books I read about Africa back in the late 70s, “A Bend in the River” and “North of South.” I’m pretty certain I’ve read all of V.S.’s books and I tend to side with him in the controversy with Paul Theroux. Paul turned cranky in his old age!
A Writer’s People by V.S. Naipaul is one of my favorites and is about how our people are who help form what we write and who we become as writers. No one of us is an island.
You set the bar high for a successful life. “Try.” Henry David Thoreau observed, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation, and go to the grave with the song still in them.” Thank you for your inspiration, Reena.
He and his late brother Shiva were the first books I read about Africa back in the late 70s, “A Bend in the River” and “North of South.” I’m pretty certain I’ve read all of V.S.’s books and I tend to side with him in the controversy with Paul Theroux. Paul turned cranky in his old age!
A Writer’s People by V.S. Naipaul is one of my favorites and is about how our people are who help form what we write and who we become as writers. No one of us is an island.
Sweet Reena, you have left your share of sweet mangoes.
Lovely, Reena! Your 100 word stories contain a world of wisdom.
You set the bar high for a successful life. “Try.” Henry David Thoreau observed, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation, and go to the grave with the song still in them.” Thank you for your inspiration, Reena.
I am fortunate to live in a neighborhood where many trees planted in the 1950s still stand. They are majestic. Thank goodness for their planters. ❤️
So good: Bradbury, Emerson, and especially YOU!
Beautiful story and I appreciate you putting the Emerson quote back in front of us!
Love that Emerson quote, Reena. Thank you!
Lovely. It’s ironic how the trees remain after a family is long gone.