tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33579237.post6448017844698059836..comments2024-01-30T21:45:11.254+11:00Comments on Jabberwocky: 'Oh Christ': Doris Lessing on winning the NobelArielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17570339715916432947noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33579237.post-5850551962993037142007-10-20T20:46:00.000+10:002007-10-20T20:46:00.000+10:00Oh, yay Doris! That is comedy gold. I particularly...Oh, yay Doris! That is comedy gold. I particularly like the silly American reporter. Do you think that's what Coetzee was aiming for with Elizabeth Costello?<BR/><BR/>Speaking of the Great Dull One, I was at a book launch the other night where he was the launcher. - Oh, clang! Was that the sound of a name being dropped? ;) - Anyway, as he walked past me after shaking off one terrifying bore to esape via the back door, I really had to bite my tongue. I just wanted to say, "Disgrace was horrible! And I hated Elizabeth Costello! So there!" Though after all the sycophants who'd rushed up and said, "What a marvellous speech, sir. It's an honour, sir," who knows? He might have found it amusing.redcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916750858980883634noreply@blogger.com