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Tag: W G Sebald

By Hole Ousia Posted on October 23, 2019December 2, 2024

an old coat

Two summers ago I left my old coat in the centre of Aberdeen on a gravestone in St Nicholas kirkyard. The coat was old and had first been worn by … Continue reading an old coat

Categories: Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: Aberdeen, Peter + Sian, rings, tombstone, W G Sebald
By Hole Ousia Posted on October 23, 2019December 2, 2024

The Temple

W. G. Sebald in ‘The Rings of Saturn’ gives a wonderful account of Thomas Abrams of Chestnut Tree Farm, East Anglia. Thomas Abrams, a farmer, lived in an ancient moated … Continue reading The Temple

Categories: ArchitectureTags: rings, Temple, W G Sebald
By Hole Ousia Posted on October 23, 2019December 2, 2024

The Rings of Saturn

I recently read ‘The Rings of Saturn’ by  W. G. Sebald. It is a haunting but beautiful book about humanity, landscape, nature, exploration, memory, connections, light and loss. In following … Continue reading The Rings of Saturn

Categories: Two culturesTags: borrowed words, reading, The Rings of Saturn, W G Sebald

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