BY DAVE EGGERS
”Last week we let all the horses go. It seemed the right thing to do. We tore down the fences, burned the bridles and the saddles, and told the horses they were free. At first they hesitated. "Go, go," we said. "Go." And so they went, up over the hill, across the plain and into the mountains. Two days later they returned. "We're bored," they said. So we sat with the horses for a while, trying to think of something for them to do. Before we could think of anything, the horses had an idea of their own. "Let's kill all the rabbits!" they said, their black eyes alight. "Let's kill all those goddamned rabbits!" they added. The horses became more and more inflamed as they talked about the details of the plan. "We'll run and find them, help flush them out," they said, "and then you can shoot them since you have the guns." They were pacing and snorting, shaking their manes and tails, ready to get started. It turns out the horses had hated the rabbits for a long, long time.”
Vad tycker ni? Jag är rätt skeptisk. För det första så är det en extremt svår konst att beröra någon med 200 ord. För det andra så är en bok med short stories inget man har vid nattduksbordet. Inte jag i alla fall - jag vill kunna läsa tills jag tröttnar. Korta berättelser lämpar sig bättre vid kafferasten eller i tunnelbanan, men eftersom jag saknar båda här i Lund så vet jag inte var jag skulle läsa den. Det skulle vara på dass, men där kämpar jag med senaste Arena...
1 kommentar:
Jo! Dave Eggers noveller är helsköna. :-) Kan inte förklara varför, men jag gillar dem skarpt.
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