Re: Italy Will

Julia Haldemann (haldemann@frankeser.ch)
Thu, 22 Apr 1999 07:20:31 +0200

yeah siena is wonderful....

Paul Kennedy wrote:

> Will:
>
> I am almost DESPERATELY jealous!  Siena?  You MUST take me along.  One of
> the most magical evenings of my life occurred in Siena.  Be sure to drink a
> bottle of San Geminiano in honour of all the bananafish who will miss you!
>
> You should add Mark Helprin's book about the war in Italy (I forget what
> it's called just now, but it's wonderful!--...if it isn't unfashionable to
> praise Helprin's work.  I'm never sure whether it's declasse <accent aigue>
> to praise writers like Helprin, or Tom Robbins, or Jay McInerney--for each
> of whom I have a strange compulsion....)  (I wouldn't dare even mention
> Armistead Maupin in this company....!)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul



Paul Kennedy wrote:

> Will:
>
> I am almost DESPERATELY jealous!  Siena?  You MUST take me along.  One of
> the most magical evenings of my life occurred in Siena.  Be sure to drink a
> bottle of San Geminiano in honour of all the bananafish who will miss you!
>
> You should add Mark Helprin's book about the war in Italy (I forget what
> it's called just now, but it's wonderful!--...if it isn't unfashionable to
> praise Helprin's work.  I'm never sure whether it's declasse <accent aigue>
> to praise writers like Helprin, or Tom Robbins, or Jay McInerney--for each
> of whom I have a strange compulsion....)  (I wouldn't dare even mention
> Armistead Maupin in this company....!)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul