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The Figure in the Carpet
Henry James
Book Overview:
The story ostensibly concerns a young literary critic who greatly admires the writer Hugh Vereker. A meeting with Vereker, however, shows him that he — and all other critics — have in fact missed the great point of Vereker’s work, and the critic (and his editor) thereupon devote themselves to trying to unravel the mystery. James’s story, however, almost certainly has an autobiographical side to it, perhaps itself criticizing those critics who couldn’t see, or wouldn’t see, the figures lost in the carpet of his own writing.
The story ostensibly concerns a young literary critic who greatly admires the writer Hugh Vereker. A meeting with Vereker, however, shows him that he — and all other critics — have in fact missed the great point of Vereker’s work, and the critic (and his editor) thereupon devote themselves to trying to unravel the mystery. James’s story, however, almost certainly has an autobiographical side to it, perhaps itself criticizing those critics who couldn’t see, or wouldn’t see, the figures lost in the carpet of his own writing.
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I had caught Vereker’s glance as he spoke, but Miss Poyle’s surprise was a fortunate cover for my own. “You mean he doesn’t do you justice?” said the excellent wom. . . Read More
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"Recenzia mea ieftina s-a topit in spatiu si cele mai bune lucruri pe care le spusesem in ea au devenit destul de plate in fata stralucirii prezentei lui." Cam asa simt si eu cand trebuie sa scriu despre Henry James.
In acest mini-roman autorul abordeaza relatia dintre scriitor, critic literar, fan,
"One fine ignorance is as good as another."
- Henry James, The Figure in the Carpet
Vol N° 49 of my Penguin Little Black Classics Box Set. This volume contains James's masterful short story "The Figure in the Carpet" published in 1896.
I could tell you what it all means, but I've spent my life trying
This Henry James short story published in 1896 is a lustrous, clear Tahitian pearl for those of us here on Goodreads since the first-person narrator is a young book reviewer who becomes obsessed with both Hugh Vereker, a much celebrated novelist, and also Vereker’s novels. It all started when our na