tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post8403217347082485541..comments2023-08-15T07:41:19.933-05:00Comments on <center>Slaves of Golconda</center>: A Study Of SelfQuillhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601080339912553168noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-52497765598411167322021-11-21T11:21:17.870-06:002021-11-21T11:21:17.870-06:00This was lovvely to readThis was lovvely to readGlen Phttps://www.glenparry.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-49777948369199944272009-04-02T19:19:00.000-05:002009-04-02T19:19:00.000-05:00Interesting that you found Christine self-absorbed...Interesting that you found Christine self-absorbed; I didn't feel that way as I was reading, but now I think about it, it makes sense. I suppose I forgive her her self-absorption given what a hard life she led. I found Ferdinand irritating at times -- he went on and on with his long speeches and didn't do very well listening to Christine. They both encourage some bad habits in each other, don't they?Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-27922842261986160252009-04-02T14:19:00.000-05:002009-04-02T14:19:00.000-05:00The article I read said he'd worked on it for year...The article I read said he'd worked on it for years.<BR/><BR/>He may well have written himself into the bleakest of holes and set it aside until he had the wherewithal to move beyond that. <BR/><BR/>Grad, I'm so glad you decided to join us! I'm running behind as usual but I'm looking forward to the discussion on humanism, which I assume is taking place in the forum.SFPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439972994357205049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-25414575556802836622009-04-01T12:34:00.000-05:002009-04-01T12:34:00.000-05:00I don't know where he was when he wrote it. Perha...I don't know where he was when he wrote it. Perhaps London? It surely was a bleak time, especially for parts of Europe, and he was a master. But, I can't help but think of those who suffered more than the main characters of this novel. Stories from concentration camp survivors are filled with examples of courage and even hope.Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526750467742207099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-50481040390387959142009-04-01T12:20:00.000-05:002009-04-01T12:20:00.000-05:00It was a very bleak story, but Zweig's telling of ...It was a very bleak story, but Zweig's telling of it was pretty masterful. It would be interesting to know more about his other work and see where this falls within it. He wrote it in the 1930s when life must have been pretty bleak in Austria (or had he left by then?).Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415242678720695754noreply@blogger.com