"Tantalizing by the promise they show, these short narratives are animated by the flash of inspiration".
Paul addresses a Roman tribune in "Night of Nativity'' and an English monk forces the stones of an ancient Druid temple to speak in the whimsical "Sea of Stones''. Features religious subject matter and historical figures: St. Eleven short stories by the Portuguese man-of-letters. Presents Jorge De Sena's "By The Rivers of Babylon And Other Stories" in a felicitous English translation. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. The author's debut collection of fiction. Trying to convince readers that Israel - the most pragmatic nation on earth - would buy these aircraft is just weird.Hardcover. It's also weird to think that at the time the story was written - 1978 - BAe and Aerospatiale hadn't realised that the Concorde was a technological triumph but a financial disaster. This NEVER happens.This might have been necessary as a plot device but it is either sloppy or it shows a lack of inventiveness. I was annoyed by silly errors - things like expecting the moon to rise and set between sunset and sunrise. It's not that good, the plot reads like a film script and the topic is really dated.
If this book were a movie would you go see it? His performance is very good and his mastery of multiple accents makes it easy to distinguish the characters - even when DeMille doesn't spell it out. What does Scott Brick bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book? Maybe if they were really desperate but I'd certainly not suggest this over (say) Word of Honour or In Country. Would you recommend By the Rivers of Babylon to your friends? Why or why not? This is an early one - so I expected it to be a little rough around the edges.
What did you like best about By the Rivers of Babylon? What did you like least?
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