Word: modernness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...20th century than to the foundation of a new literature for the 21st. For example, Calvino's comments about the encyclopedic Musil and Gadda, who were both trained as engineers, may shed light on Thomas Pynchon here in America. Also, Calvino has provided a reading list of modern and post-modern European and Latin American writers...
...inane would be an understatement. Paul, the banker, is accused of not producing, of being a mere paper-mill. Does this symbol for an age offer the remotest response? Forget it. An unsavory type whom you can be sure Paul doesn't meet at Le Cirque confronts this modern success story by questioning the meaning of his life if there is nothing he is willing to die for. Does Paul put up at least an inarticulate defense for the lightness of his being? No time; a blackout and scene change take priority...
...best part of this play is the set, designed by Bill Clarke. Its stark cubelike structure, with a sloping floor forming a receding perspective, is complemented by a modern modular design. It could be a television set but it also has elements of a Japanese shadow box or a puppet...
Other selections of Booth's pictures have been exhibited at the Clarence Kennedy Gallery in Cambridge and at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. In addition, New York's Museum of Modern Art recently purchased one of his motorcycle photos and displayed it there in an exhibit...
...activities will focus on topics such as modern enterprise, politics, social responsibility and community change, and personal leadership, said Amy B. Zegart '89, an organizer of the conference...