Monthly Archives: October 2015

Munich Interlude, 1938 (a novel extract)

Posted on October 31, 2015 by David Roman

To Fish, Munich looked dreary and sordid in a clean, central European way, so unlike any of his sights of the Spanish war: poor Iberian towns half-collapsed into rubble gave an impression of poor, lice-ridden dignity under fire, often in … Continue reading →

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An artist is just a bad propagandist

Posted on October 21, 2015 by David Roman

Arthur Miller was appalled by the reception of his legendary play, Death of a Salesman. In his autobiography, “Timebends,” the playwright wrote about his deep disappointment when he realized the public adored the play’s protagonist, Willie Loman, and confessed he … Continue reading →

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El plan para crear a Dios (3)

Posted on October 17, 2015 by David Roman

Lógicamente, mi plan tiene antecedentes. Están los cosmistas rusos, por ejemplo, sobre los que leí por primera vez en 2013, cuando ya llevaba in tiempo dándole vueltas al tema. La entrada en inglés de Wikipedia sobre su decimonónico líder, Fyodorov, … Continue reading →

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A Plan To Create God (2): In Kickstarter

Posted on October 12, 2015 by David Roman

This being 2015, a put up my Plan To Create God up in Kickstarter… Feel free to fund it (please)!

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El Mejor Latinajo de Todos los Tiempos

Posted on October 9, 2015 by David Roman

El otro día me tocó esperar diez minutos a un ministro, antes de una entrevista, en el palacete más opulento de todos los que alojan ministerios en Madrid: el de Hacienda, al lado de la Puerta del Sol. El edificio … Continue reading →

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