Monthly Archives: August 2020

Waiting for the Barbarians, a film of missed opportunities

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Mark Kerstetter

In all of us, deep down, there seems to be something granite and unteachable.—J. M. Coetzee, Waiting for the Barbarians By now fans of J. M. Coetzee are aware that a film version of arguably his best novel has been … Continue reading →

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Gombrowicz on Time

Posted on August 11, 2020 by Mark Kerstetter

I look out the window toward the neighbor’s house. When we moved in it was painted pink. In my mind’s eye it is always pink. How many years has it been blue? It’s one of the best passages in Gombrowicz’s … Continue reading →

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Gombrowicz on Limits

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Mark Kerstetter

Painting is one great resignation from what cannot be painted. It is a cry: I would like to do more, but I cannot. This cry is oppressive.—Witold Gombrowicz, Diary, Volume Two, p 49 “I would like to do more, but … Continue reading →

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