[lit-ideas] Today's Geburtstagskind [birthday child]
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- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:36:09 +0100
Today - a centenary.
He was born 10 Dec. 1908 - the son of a poet and a teacher of English
(but his métier was not one of the literary arts). A passionate
amateur ornithologist (which is reflected in many of his works), he
apparently experienced a mild form of synaesthasia and experimented
with perametrization [don't ask me - I'm reading the term today for
the first time myself!] . One of his masterpieces was created in 1941
under the most appalling of conditions while a prisoner of war
interned in camp Stalag VIII-A (which should eternally serve as both
inspiration and admonishment to those of us who worry about or
complain of less-than-optimal atmosphere, or paucity of materials of
sufficient quality, for creative endeavour).
Chris Bruce
Kiel, Germany
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