Hermione Wrote:
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> I have to admit that I find your latest
> contributions absolutely fascinating, Hans! They
> read like the beginnings of stories by Joseph
> Conrad ...
>

They also remind me of old fables with their great
and exotic illustrated art, and of books by writers
like Orhan Pamuk and Hermann Hesse.. something akin
to the Arabic/Persian version of the picaresque novel..
our hero seeks the philosopher's stone, love, kismet,
or the jewel of great wisdom in a journey that moves
in part through the great marketplaces seething with
the variety of humanity and their wonderful stories.
smiling smiley

Sue