Been in Salter's many times and sure I've spoken to him but didn't know him by name...
On May 27, 2013, at 4:45 PM, Joe wrote: > Edgar, > > Further on Morningside Heights famous deniZens... > > ...did you know Paul Auster when he worked at Salter's Books, on Broadway? He > was a friend, as he was to so many who met him at the store. He sold me many > of my textbooks, and supplementary readings for my Columbia courses. This was > before he was an author (a published one). He was always talking about "The > Anasazi", and had recently come back from the trip to New Mexico where he > first became intrigued with them. For me, this was in the very early 1970's, > and into the early 1980s when I knew him. I was in S. Amer. after that, and > then in grad school, so totally lost track of him, but in that time, he > became published, and there's been no stopping him since. It was always great > to chat with him; he had a nice way of speaking, and he seemed settled, > comfortable in his body, and wise. > > In his novel, MOON PALACE, Auster tells several interconnected stories, and > blends-in the story of the trip to the desert and his considerations of the > Anasazi, there, too. It's a strange and interesting book. I wouldn't call it > "great", but it has bits of "home" in it. And of course it's titled after the > name of my favorite Cantonese Chinese restaurant in the City! (now defunct; > did the two brothers [owners] die? or just retire?). What a fine and > delicious and informal place, but with old-world, and so gratifying, > "Service". I think the brother "John" was always the Cashier, and the most > visible Greeter: very friendly, big, guy, with a warm smile. Sometimes I was > known to eat Lunch *and* Dinner there on the same day! A fave restaurant of > Fred Kantor's, too; how could it not be? Maybe you liked it too? > > --Joe > > PS Thread-title still fits... all this sentiment and delicious goulash, of > various cuisines!, umm-m; etc. ;-) > >
