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February 21, 2004

Lurid Paperback Covers

Voltaire_2Rare and Valuable Books from the Isaac Asimov Collection (By way of Dublog)

Mystery of the Abbey - "The Name of the Rose" Board game, after Umberto Eco

70 Celebrity READ posters, from The American Library Association (ALA)

“Charles Bukowski ate my Balls!” (From Yahoo’s Tasteless Humor Directory > Ate My Balls.)

Sir John Tenniel’s Illustrations for "Alice in Wonderland"

Roman Board Games

Quiz Time - Who Am I?
I am arguably one of the most famous entertainers of my era, yet questions of my sexual inclinations lead to arrest and trial…The prosecution is determined to put me away, saying they have proof of my perversions (including the alleged testimony of boys I have corrupted)….The nation is quite convinced I am guilty, even before the trial is over....
The answer .... (Think before you click). (From "Champagne & Potato Chips")

The Lurid Paperback Cover of the Week, from Mark Monlux

James Joyce’s: A Portrait of Joyce as a young man

ReJoyce Dublin 2004, commemorating June 16, 1904

On February 2, 1922, James Joyce's fortieth birthday, Ulysses was first published. This is from “Today In Literature”. Every day brings a new story. All of Joyces's Works

Storyboards from the new "Bloom" Film (9/06/03)

The Mookse and The Gripes - Ralf Zeigermann illustrations for "Finnegans Wake"

Ulysses, a production of the students in Professor Lisa Honaker's. (Note the misspelling in the header). Similar? Ulysses for Dummies

On the other hand, here’s a negative assessment - Overlong, overrated and unmoving - Roddy Doyle's verdict on James Joyce's Ulysses… (From Fimoculous)

Many More Unusual Literary Links Here

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Comments

That Candide cover is pretty lurid, but it's actually a great book. I've been thinking about Candide today because I just finished a short story by Roald Dahl called Pig that was actually kind of a tribute to Voltaire - the auntie was named Glosspan (instead of Pangloss), and there were numerous references to things like "the best of all possible worlds."

Posted by: Chris at Apr 6, 2004 1:59:59 AM

If you check the website about those "lurid" covers, you'll realize immediately that the webmaster is taking great pleasure in describing at lenght each & every detail on each "lurid" cover, which of course was exactly the purpose of these covers in the first place...

Posted by: Hanan at Apr 6, 2004 8:50:15 AM