Yeah. You probably have a point there; but could'nt resist sending, for Lawrence's dry wit. In some other respects though I guess the poor man had his problems. He managed to get himself killed by crashing his big bike into a tree.
On 5/28/10, floriano <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Dan, > This is very enlightening as well as refreshing to the one who has started > this 'name' controversy. > > However, you must understand that a little 'nit-picking' here and there is > necessary to get some unusual attention when otherwise it would be simply > ignored as 'some clogged brains'. Therefore, the call for a boycott. > > And I think authors and film producers will pay more attention to their ' > given titles' in the near future. > > Cheers > floriano > goasuraj > 9890470896 > www.goasu-raj.org > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Driscoll" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 1:12 PM > Subject: [Goanet] Man Beyond the Bridge. . . . > > > In respect to the Man beyond the Bridge dialogue, I have my problems with >> the title too, but not being a Konkani, Konkanni or Konkni speaker I beg >> leave to render it (however inadequately or inappropriately) in translation. >> I find all the comments tolerable enough, and interesting---except perhaps >> for the point about not actually seeing the work because of the lacuna in >> 'appropriate titling'. One could miss out on a good thing with that >> stratagem; better try taking a peep at it anyway! >> >> I happen to have on my shelf a vintage book---the Jonathan Cape, 1927 >> Volume of Revolt in the Desert, by the celebrated T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of >> Arabia). It is prefaced by the following 'Publisher's Note'. >> > >
