>In lieu of learning Portuguese, I peppered Costa Lima with questions about his other books, and when that process exhausted itself, I managed to persuade a University here in Australia to bring Costa Lima out from Brazil for a symposium dedicated to his work. But really it was an excuse to meet him in person and to continue the interrogation about his works and ideas.
I did this too! But with Sting. Which I guess symbolises all that is different, and the same, about the two of us.
A Substacker Reads Luiz Costa Lima in Australia and Bursts into Tears (with apologies to László F. Földényi)
>In lieu of learning Portuguese, I peppered Costa Lima with questions about his other books, and when that process exhausted itself, I managed to persuade a University here in Australia to bring Costa Lima out from Brazil for a symposium dedicated to his work. But really it was an excuse to meet him in person and to continue the interrogation about his works and ideas.
I did this too! But with Sting. Which I guess symbolises all that is different, and the same, about the two of us.