tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post3705910982187095922..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: D.Q.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-26845568865207601112012-08-10T21:49:54.616-04:002012-08-10T21:49:54.616-04:00You're welcome on both counts, Amanda, and tha...You're welcome on both counts, Amanda, and thank you for participating with your Borges selection! I have one more link list to put together for the last half week of Spanish Lit Month, but I didn't get to read as much as I would have liked either (books or SLM posts by others). Luckily, there's no harm in reading Spanish language lit in August or September. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-22704293982762919392012-08-10T21:46:07.526-04:002012-08-10T21:46:07.526-04:00Glad you enjoyed the story, Stu, and thanks for in...Glad you enjoyed the story, Stu, and thanks for inviting me to co-host SLM with you. People seemed to have a lot of fun with it. Congrats on your annivesary, by the way!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-73741224036787352232012-08-10T21:43:56.805-04:002012-08-10T21:43:56.805-04:00Darío's more famous for his poetry than his pr...Darío's more famous for his poetry than his prose, Helen, but I'm glad you enjoyed the story and Spanish Lit Month in general. I'd love to host it again next year if Stu's up for it but maybe in a winter month instead (hellish weather here in July destroyed my motivation for a good two to three posts). P.S. Tom of <em>Wuthering Expectations</em> (on my blogroll) did a few posts on Darío at the end of July over at his blog--good reading. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-20333727677897416742012-08-10T21:38:10.412-04:002012-08-10T21:38:10.412-04:00Glad you enjoyed the story, Séamus, and I got a ki...Glad you enjoyed the story, Séamus, and I got a kick out of your imagined "postscript" to the tale. Nice image!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-46261408306549138422012-08-10T15:15:35.072-04:002012-08-10T15:15:35.072-04:00Thank you once again for co-hosting Spanish Lit Mo...Thank you once again for co-hosting Spanish Lit Month with Stu! I didn't get as much read as I'd hoped (the story of my life), but found so many more titles to add to my list it's problematic. In a good way. Also, thank you for sharing the story and "Englishization." An enjoyable little read.amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-61952304750794143462012-08-06T16:32:50.009-04:002012-08-06T16:32:50.009-04:00great story richard ,Sorry I dropped of near end o...great story richard ,Sorry I dropped of near end of spanish lit month I got side tracked by work ,olympics and anniversary still got few left to review my self but that said been a great success I THINK ,ALL THE BEST STUstujallenhttp://winstonsdad.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-71508778398287186952012-08-05T06:42:55.894-04:002012-08-05T06:42:55.894-04:00I really enjoyed reading this, thank you so much f...I really enjoyed reading this, thank you so much for translating and posting it! I'd never heard of Darío before but will look out for him now.<br /><br />Thanks also for co-hosting Spanish Lit Month, it's been a great few weeks for learning about writers I'd never heard of. I hope you repeat it next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-20873607517525639342012-08-03T05:10:22.437-04:002012-08-03T05:10:22.437-04:00I picture him still trying to climb out of the aby...I picture him still trying to climb out of the abyss.Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-87920852756427447332012-08-03T04:59:41.775-04:002012-08-03T04:59:41.775-04:00Thanks, Richard - loved this. A great way to end S...Thanks, Richard - loved this. A great way to end SpanishLitMonth. The Don remained as the Wandering Jew - love it.Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-9201865247868276812012-08-03T01:44:57.117-04:002012-08-03T01:44:57.117-04:00Thanks, Rise. I guess you could consider the endi...Thanks, Rise. I guess you could consider the ending to be a little heavyhanded, but I still like the rest of it anyway.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-23167099971853017982012-08-02T01:02:48.902-04:002012-08-02T01:02:48.902-04:00Excellently done. Though the ending spoiled it for...Excellently done. Though the ending spoiled it for me.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-89284141624952088532012-08-01T23:28:27.248-04:002012-08-01T23:28:27.248-04:00Thank you, Scott--very happy to hear that the acci...Thank you, Scott--very happy to hear that the accidental <em>Wuthering Expectations</em>/<em>Caravana de recuerdos</em> tag team has sparked your interest in Darío. Also delighted to hear that Spanish Lit Month was such a happening experience for you. Your three posts contributed to my own enjoyment greatly. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-19492674933546063832012-08-01T23:24:04.579-04:002012-08-01T23:24:04.579-04:00You're welcome, Tom--glad you enjoyed the stor...You're welcome, Tom--glad you enjoyed the story as much as you did. By the way, that DQ poem you mention was one of a couple of titles by Darío that was really calling my name about halfway through the month; however, I ended up with far more wishlist items than actual choices as usual. I ought to read more by him, I guess.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-83287371852939695962012-08-01T23:18:03.897-04:002012-08-01T23:18:03.897-04:00Thanks, R.R.--it was wonderful material to experim...Thanks, R.R.--it was wonderful material to experiment with!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-2734450245726580812012-08-01T23:15:58.163-04:002012-08-01T23:15:58.163-04:00A Dairy Queen run sounds like a wonderful idea, Ji...A Dairy Queen run sounds like a wonderful idea, Jill, but I should point out that you might feel a little blue yourself if your "team" had just lost the Spanish-American War (plus, Darío's artistry makes this a way less upsetting story than you make it sound!). Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-33677854378722363182012-08-01T23:07:55.169-04:002012-08-01T23:07:55.169-04:00You're welcome--glad you enjoyed the story!You're welcome--glad you enjoyed the story!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-39111723136888246642012-08-01T14:37:52.868-04:002012-08-01T14:37:52.868-04:00Great story and great translation, Richard. Thanks...Great story and great translation, Richard. Thanks. Between this and Amateur Reader's posts on Darío I'm going to have to hit the library again today. Above all, a huge thanks for co-hosting Spanish Literature Month; I've found it a complete revelation and a joy to boot.seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-64457608334986546942012-08-01T11:28:19.101-04:002012-08-01T11:28:19.101-04:00Geez, it's superb. I considered writing about...Geez, it's superb. I considered writing about a 1905 poem titled "Letanía de nuestro señor don Quijote," in which DQ has become a saint. A recurring theme for Darío.<br /><br />Thanks for providing this story.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-12573492729015154212012-08-01T09:10:10.330-04:002012-08-01T09:10:10.330-04:00I think you are vastly underestimating your transl...I think you are vastly underestimating your translation skills. Wonderfully done.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16763659094408522105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-7952524203632175042012-08-01T07:54:21.685-04:002012-08-01T07:54:21.685-04:00This story is full of words expressing such dark b...This story is full of words expressing such dark bleak themes (dare I think this would make it a favorite of yours?): desperation, rage, melancholy, rotten luck, tinged with sadness, havoc, devastated, unrealizable dreams, abyss, the misfortune of seeing your mother killed before your eyes, torn it to pieces, horrible scene, their eyes moist with tears, breaking down in indignation and shame... that I would make the guess that D.Q. is not a name at all, but rather a reminder to go to Dairy Queen to get a treat because the world is so f-ing depressing!rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-55281958100289005072012-08-01T06:42:51.447-04:002012-08-01T06:42:51.447-04:00A wonderful story - thanks for the translation :)A wonderful story - thanks for the translation :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.com