If you suspected that I’m fond of Chekhov, you’d be right. Especially “The Cherry Orchard,” and many of his short stories, in particular one called “Misery” and the famous “Lady With A Dog.”
Here are some other works I love (not equally and in no order):
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Sea by John Banville
Sea Room by Adam Nicolson
The movie “Casablanca”
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi
The Hammerklavier Sonata by Beethoven
The movie “Babe”
Many books by Stephen Hunter and James Lee Burke
Did I mention Anton Chekhov?
Formula One racing, but not nearly so much now that Bernie Ecclestone has turned a once-valiant and daring sport into his own private cash cow. It’s much less interesting under his control. It promises to become even less interesting if the takeover attempt by Rupert Murdoch and Italian investors related to Ferrari succeeds.
What I think I should love and don’t yet: David Foster Wallace. Ulysses. Faulkner. Still trying.
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