tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post2266177739346656876..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: Una excursión a los indios ranqueles: Captivity Narratives IRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-71904264460537626642016-08-06T07:40:45.155-04:002016-08-06T07:40:45.155-04:00I read this at the time but coming back after read...I read this at the time but coming back after reading An Incident.. the salmon reference is far more striking!Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-88601607915378159882015-04-16T23:46:05.728-04:002015-04-16T23:46:05.728-04:00Rise, belated thanks for your comment--was particu...Rise, belated thanks for your comment--was particularly tickled by your sashimi parallel!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-37587629343660655772015-04-12T04:28:04.099-04:002015-04-12T04:28:04.099-04:00Ah, the salmon! What a brilliant substitution. Eve...Ah, the salmon! What a brilliant substitution. Even the folds of the skirt look like sashimi.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-60939135775638092162015-03-24T13:37:44.459-04:002015-03-24T13:37:44.459-04:00Gillies' translation is pretty solid from what...Gillies' translation is pretty solid from what I've seen of it, Brian, so I'm glad you appreciated it! In case it wasn't clear, though, Mansilla's account is a "real life historical account" although his flair for the dramatic makes me think he might have worked his anecdotes over at times to make them more vivid for his newspaper (and later, book) readers. Have you read John Demos' <em>The Unredeemed Captive: A Family Story from Early America</em> by any chance? It's the last full-length book about a captivity story that I've read, but I highly recommend it to you if you're not familiar with it due to the greatness of the book itself and your interest in colonial North American history. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-10575432717026418002015-03-24T12:17:48.212-04:002015-03-24T12:17:48.212-04:00Thanks so much for your kind wishes, Victoria, whi...Thanks so much for your kind wishes, Victoria, which provided a pick-me-up over the weekend even though your apology itself wasn't at all necessary. Still, thanks for the visit and here's to all of us having a less "messy" rest of 2015 ahead! Sorry for my own delay in getting back to you, by the way. :DRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-32359585583148082212015-03-24T05:07:29.498-04:002015-03-24T05:07:29.498-04:00I found the translation of the sentences you to be...I found the translation of the sentences you to be so very well written. <br /><br />It seems realistic and honest on the part of both characters. They also raise also sorts of interesting possibilities in terms of plot, characterization and philosophy. <br /><br />Real life historical accounts of Westerners being kidnapped and adapted into the culture of non – Western peoples, also raise difficult but interesting questions.<br />Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-31440170367136234362015-03-21T11:15:42.935-04:002015-03-21T11:15:42.935-04:00Richard, as ever you write such engaging and probi...Richard, as ever you write such engaging and probing posts. But really I'm here to apologise for not having visited before now to return your wonderful New Year greeting. It has been a messy year so far and I can only live in hope of tidying it up a little in the months to come! In particular, I've been a bad blogger, writing little and visiting less. It's never too late for new year's resolutions so here's hoping I become a lot more organised in the near future! Sending love for 2015.litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-39828368837922236202015-03-20T08:35:48.960-04:002015-03-20T08:35:48.960-04:00Yes, Aira gave me an epic delayed laugh once I bec...Yes, Aira gave me an epic delayed laugh once I became aware of this particular Rugendas painting. The Rugendas self-portrait that's on the cover of my Spanish edition of <em>Landscape Painter</em> is way tame in comparison.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-16579729596056364022015-03-19T14:38:16.821-04:002015-03-19T14:38:16.821-04:00So funny, Aria. Why is that Rugendas painting not ...So funny, Aria. Why is <i>that</i> Rugendas painting not on the cover of <i>Landscape Painter</i>? seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-3994408892446886522015-03-18T12:48:57.947-04:002015-03-18T12:48:57.947-04:00OK, the Aira-Mansilla connection via way of Rugend...OK, the Aira-Mansilla connection via way of Rugendas is settled then. Unanimously! That salmon bit is hard to forget, though, as are the sizzling lightning strikes.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-9893722277468261022015-03-17T15:41:20.702-04:002015-03-17T15:41:20.702-04:00Yes, the painting, absolutely.
I was going to say...Yes, the painting, absolutely.<br /><br />I was going to say that the salmon was one of the few things I remembered from the AIra novel, but upon reflection I realized it was one of <i>many</i> things I remembered.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com