Interesting that he attempts to answer the question by citing a painter rather than a writer. That comes through in his work, i think. The idea that one thing can become another is an art idea essentially. The required words come afterwards.
Open spaces, yes. "The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep/ Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends,/'Tis not too late to seek a newer world." (Tennyson, Ulysses)
Interesting that he attempts to answer the question by citing a painter rather than a writer. That comes through in his work, i think. The idea that one thing can become another is an art idea essentially. The required words come afterwards.
dorfmanjones 1 year ago
did he died?
hobgoblinlkjfdsa 1 year ago
Open spaces, yes. "The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs: the deep/ Moans round with many voices. Come, my friends,/'Tis not too late to seek a newer world." (Tennyson, Ulysses)
liliadolce 4 years ago
Give us more Hoban!!
ilikeflan 5 years ago
Russell Hoban is the best!!!
mauvelabiche 5 years ago