I just read "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe. I liked it. But that is not why I am here. On the cover of the book is this quote:
"Chinua Achebe is gloriously gifted with the magic of an ebullient, generous, great talent." -- Nadine Gordimer
Well. For some reason whenever I read it it makes me laugh. That is praise indeed. But first of all, I'm not even really sure what that means. He is gifted with a talent? it seems obvious that he has some kind of talent, but it is unclear exactly what that is. Who knows?
And second of all, Who is Nadine Gordimer? She could be his next door neighbor for all I know. So that gave me an idea. Will someone write me some ridiculously flowery (and somewhat vague, if necessary) praise so that if I ever get published we can put it on the cover? That would be super nice. Thanks a bunch!
Elesa Hagberg strong like a zealous, tenacious tree, yet has words that flow like an abounding spring into the world of the unknown.
ReplyDeleteOh Boy! That made me laugh for about 10 minutes. But Richard said you have described me perfectly. A+!
ReplyDeleteThanks I put a lot of thought into that. I even used a dictionary to find the big words because mine just don't abound like yours do.
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