tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post6980728278254207541..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: Enright and the Workings of Memorybibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-60169074508553807562007-12-06T06:58:00.000+08:002007-12-06T06:58:00.000+08:00i love "hardboiled wonderland" = a book i'm haunte...i love "hardboiled wonderland" = a book i'm haunted by.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-88082093164309233952007-12-06T00:17:00.000+08:002007-12-06T00:17:00.000+08:00BK, you are right, Murakami also often uses memory...BK, you are right, Murakami also often uses memory in his stories. One good example is Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. Have you read that one, Sharon?<BR/><BR/>Another movie dealing with this topic is Memento, where the protaganist suffers from a lack of long term memory.Hsianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790511853493178486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-76429219288019916462007-12-05T07:43:00.000+08:002007-12-05T07:43:00.000+08:00thanks bk for both pointers. am a fan of murakami...thanks bk for both pointers. am a fan of murakami already but still have several more of his books to read.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-58384127716900677322007-12-05T02:22:00.000+08:002007-12-05T02:22:00.000+08:00I like to have my brain do that weaving thing and ...I like to have my brain do that weaving thing and simply show that - hey it's all a story. Funny there must be something in the water as there seems to be a "memory" thread in posts I've read lately, including mine! Sharon - I don't know if you do tags but I've tagged you for your fave food.msiagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02674739715681769617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-26247845649279685572007-12-05T01:47:00.000+08:002007-12-05T01:47:00.000+08:00Haruki Murakami writes beautifully about both the ...Haruki Murakami writes beautifully about both the power and fragility of memory. All his heroes cling on to one moment in time and are in many ways destroyed by it. <BR/><BR/>And many Murakami fans often love the movies of Wong Kar Wai for the same reason: the fascination with the subject of memory. If you've not watched them, try "In The Mood For Love", then followed by "2046". But do be warned about the deliberate slow pace of the movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-24286133956734634312007-12-04T22:54:00.000+08:002007-12-04T22:54:00.000+08:00gnute, hsian - thanks you both for suggestions, re...gnute, hsian - thanks you both for suggestions, really am grateful for the pointers. nice topic to ponder actually.<BR/><BR/>love kundera and haven't read "ignorance" but now have to. the woolf i have skirted around but it remains a serious gap.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-81606218708154973362007-12-04T21:57:00.000+08:002007-12-04T21:57:00.000+08:00Milan Kundera's Ignorance also dissects memory in ...Milan Kundera's Ignorance also dissects memory in an interesting way. Have you read it, Sharon?<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Ignorance-Novel-Milan-Kundera/dp/0060002093<BR/><BR/>I was quite fascinated by how it managed to approach memory from so many angles; with how two people have different memories of a similar incident, being confronted with a memory of what you once were when finding an old journal, reunions where everyone is more interested in dwelling on shared memories instead of updating relationships with new experiences (parallels drawn with Odysseus)Hsianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790511853493178486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-88396838360355663442007-12-04T14:35:00.000+08:002007-12-04T14:35:00.000+08:00To me, Virginia Woolf does it really well in Mrs D...To me, Virginia Woolf does it really well in Mrs Dalloway & To The Lighthouse. She lets us see anecdotes as remembered by more than one character. I think she's awesome. She looked up to Proust more than Joyce, I believe, with regards the stream of consciousness.gnutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04531420382594855447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-14333475083753062782007-12-04T14:18:00.000+08:002007-12-04T14:18:00.000+08:00yeah but ... how would you actually write it?yeah but ... how would you actually write it?bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-65417484603128753302007-12-04T14:14:00.000+08:002007-12-04T14:14:00.000+08:00Re: fabrication. What happens when you are made to...Re: fabrication. What happens when you are made to recall events under hypnosis, do you think it is mostly made up as well? I thought the basis of hypnosis was that the brain does not lose any detail. Perhaps someone could shed some light.gnutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04531420382594855447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-36716427900666482842007-12-04T14:13:00.000+08:002007-12-04T14:13:00.000+08:00Black and white flashbacks?Or if you were born in ...Black and white flashbacks?<BR/>Or if you were born in the 21st century, probably CSI style zoom- ins accompanied by a Roger Waters yowl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com