Milwaukee is such a decent place. At the airport, there’s a large used-books store where you can buy great literature for the flight instead of the usual overpriced magazines and motivational reads.
My haul:
If you aren’t reading Wallace Stegner yet, you should start. He’s phenomenal. I’m reading his The Angle of Repose, and I plan to clutch this collection of short stories to my chest while I’m reading the novel. Two Stegners at once, what can be better?
Loving your country means loving its literature. Stegner is some of the very best in American letters. He’s also a fascinating person, married to his wife for 59 years in a profound relationship that inspired much of his writing.
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One of the reasons, if not the main reason why I steer clear of visiting the States: you have such great second-hand bookshops even in the most impervious, unpredictable and out-of-the-way places, there’s no way I’d be able to travel anywhere without being tempted to buy cartloads of precious American editions. Sigh…
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I know, the temptation is strong. I was only stopped in my purchasing frenzy right now by the dearth of space in my luggage.
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I read The Angle of Repose many years ago and thought it was great. You have reminded me that I should add some more of his books to my list.
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Love Wallace Stegner. If you haven’t already read Crossing to Safety, read that one next. So beautiful.
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I picked up Stegner’s books from reading about him in one of your posts. It was called “Quiet american literature” or something to that effect. Thank you!
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