tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post5966817652763823517..comments2024-03-29T01:01:11.212-05:00Comments on PERPETUAL FOLLY: The New Yorker: "Fountain House" by Ludmilla PetrushevskayaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-15530756580238113562010-10-10T21:42:39.944-05:002010-10-10T21:42:39.944-05:00I found an interesting comment from another blog a...I found an interesting comment from another blog about this short story, and thought you may be interested in the potential allegorical nature of this story: <br /><br />"The Fountain House is a museum in St. Petersburg that honors poet Anna Akhmatova, a symbol of suppressed Russian heritage during Stalin’s reign. So I'm guessing that the “dead” daughter is Russia’s suppressed culture during Stalin. And the revived daughter is culture's rebirth."vivphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375051051107417236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-78775577645735696862009-08-31T13:10:56.970-05:002009-08-31T13:10:56.970-05:00Yes, indeed. If I remember rightly, a blogger on ...Yes, indeed. If I remember rightly, a blogger on your site commented recently about how he didn't like the dream device in short fiction. Can't remember who, though.<br /><br />PaulPaul Epsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875799188044948632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-49029735933289047142009-08-31T13:04:48.430-05:002009-08-31T13:04:48.430-05:00I stopped reading at that exact line you quoted ab...I stopped reading at that exact line you quoted about the dream.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619211671334466665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878002.post-79381132125282515732009-08-29T18:12:35.870-05:002009-08-29T18:12:35.870-05:00Lest there be any doubt, I didn't like this st...Lest there be any doubt, I didn't like this story. I'm happy to hear from you if you have a different opinion, though. (Or the same opinion, for that matter.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05886890881221225553noreply@blogger.com