[ilds] Durrell and Biography

[Bruce Redwine]

David,

People make too much of sex.  When you get old enough, you realize that.


Bruce





On Jan 21, 2011, at 11:39 AM, Denise Tart & David Green wrote:

> "A man writes in order to know himself, and thus get rid of self 
> eventually."  Like Chatwin and de Man, Durrell had a few things to expunge 
> or expiate.
> 
> My dear Bruce, whatever can you mean? I thought it was all about sex!
> 
> David
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Bruce Redwine" <bredwine1968 at earthlink.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 6:02 AM
> To: "Durrell list" <ilds at lists.uvic.ca>
> Cc: "Bruce Redwine" <bredwine1968 at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [ilds] Durrell and Biography
> 
>> Rony,
>> 
>> Dunno about Otto Rank.  But I have great interest in the relationship 
>> between Durrell's art and his life — which I find very complicated.  I see 
>> a big gap between the two and am reminded of controversial figures like 
>> Bruce Chatwin and Paul de Man.  Near the end of his Big Sur book, Henry 
>> Miller writes, "A man writes in order to know himself, and thus get rid of 
>> self eventually."  Like Chatwin and de Man, Durrell had a few things to 
>> expunge or expiate.
>> 
>> 
>> Bruce
>> 
>> 
>> 
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