Yes, by then I was a little puddle of happy incredulity! With the British cast, it felt like I was at South Bank, National Theatre. One of the best, perhaps the best, I have seen in NY in years.

Yes! We all know the plot, it was magical watching how well they made it work in a modern political context, unfolding little by little. The acting was wonderful as well.

It was fabulous! This Oedipus was different, clever, actors were great!

I find her books intriguing, feeling in transit indeed, while going from one tale to the next, not sure where, if anywhere specifically, we are heading. Unsettling, but fun! Curious what she is like in NF.

I loved The Last Samurai so much I am a little afraid to read more of her, how can anything else be so good?

I hate it when that happens! But I love Panahi and Iranian films in general, so I understand. Thanks for reminding me to check the Roxie here to see if they are still doing their Iranian films monthly.

Another great time period and a culture so close to us and yet so little know about. Excited to be going to this:

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Yes, I would love to see some more of her work being reissued. I remember well Hong Kong going back to China, as I was in the UK then, and it was a big deal. I loved the mix of cultures she showed us that Hong Kong was then.

That is why going back stage is so much fun!

Destroy the magic! 😂😂😘

She talks of MM, she is so well read, talking about Chinese and Western classics! The mini crash course on Chinese lit made the Monkey King opera I saw today a bit more meaningful, based on Journey to the West. Huge hit here.

I find it very tidy, neat, succinct, beautiful, same as I find her writing.

I'm hooked immediately with talk of translations, what a great way to deal with hospital visits and hard times than comparing translators. Jealous of her languages!

Yes, I like that too, though I wouldn't have thought to describe it that way. But a knife in the hand of a man coming toward you alone on a boat on the ocean is not a symbol of his awkwardness and inability to connect, at least to this woman, and , in MHO, it is not to Cusk either.

I loved it. You should read it.

exactly

I loved reading Tongueless, which Feeley translated ,which dealt in part with the different dialects within China, and she did it in such a smart way for English readers! I am looking forward to reading another translation by her and I have been wanting to delve in to Xl Xl for ages!