Seeking a moment of relief from the intensity of the storm system surrounding the Washington Beltway, I offer this short story by Alan Farrell which reaches levels of Kafkaesque "insight" unseen for some time.
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27 October 2005
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That is a too, too thinly disguised roman à clé about a Manx immunologist who will remain nameless.
If not, he may want to append that standard disclaimer about resemblances to actual people living or dead being coincidental.
Posted by: RJJ | 27 October 2005 at 03:23 PM
RJJ
I asked if it was autobiographical and after some hesitation he said "which way?"
Pat
Posted by: | 27 October 2005 at 04:19 PM
It may be one of those occupational syndromes.
Perhaps that is why Tolstoy said: "Unhappy academics are all alike, every happy academic is happy in his/her own way."
Posted by: RJJ | 27 October 2005 at 05:47 PM