quinta-feira, 19 de julho de 2007

And such was the nature of the cursers’ final evocations ... novo mundo 14



Ismail Kadare The Abolition of the Profession of Curser
Translated from the Albanian by John K. Cox
Other rumors might have circulated widely in earlier periods, but without a doubt these new ones should have produced the greatest effect. The current reports concerned the abolition of the office of curser. Their effect should have been as great on those whom this eventuality could not fail to vex as on those who were ready to delight in it. The former group included, first and foremost, the individuals directly concerned, as well as their friends and relations. Among the latter were die-hard liberals, punctilious critics, and that host of irresponsible men who rejoiced at every shock to the established order, and every suppression of a guild, be it even of bakers. (read more: http://wordswithoutborders.org/?lab=KadareCurser)

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