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has anyone read this? i'm intrigued:
The story deals with just that -- an obsessive accountant who, in order to get some kind of grip on reality, assembles an archive of worldwide newspapers from a single date in history. The project overwhelms him: he learns several new languages in order to translate the thousands of articles, turns his flat into a "museum" for their storage, and becomes a social misfit unable to relate to anything other than September 1st, 1973. His task is absurd, yet initially well-intentioned; the accountant comes to believe that by understanding a single day in world history he will master important facts about "reality." His personality, his biography, is lost in a swirl of newspaper clippings, and he becomes a victim of his unrelenting work.
i was told a similar story about someone who collected newspapers in their flat, stacking them up high until there was no space left and he/she had to sleep on the doorstep. having to arrive late to avoid rousing suspicion, etc. and that eventually the roof of the flat below it caved in under the weight. i have no idea if this is true or not but i wouldn't be surpirised if it were, the world is a strange place.
The story deals with just that -- an obsessive accountant who, in order to get some kind of grip on reality, assembles an archive of worldwide newspapers from a single date in history. The project overwhelms him: he learns several new languages in order to translate the thousands of articles, turns his flat into a "museum" for their storage, and becomes a social misfit unable to relate to anything other than September 1st, 1973. His task is absurd, yet initially well-intentioned; the accountant comes to believe that by understanding a single day in world history he will master important facts about "reality." His personality, his biography, is lost in a swirl of newspaper clippings, and he becomes a victim of his unrelenting work.
i was told a similar story about someone who collected newspapers in their flat, stacking them up high until there was no space left and he/she had to sleep on the doorstep. having to arrive late to avoid rousing suspicion, etc. and that eventually the roof of the flat below it caved in under the weight. i have no idea if this is true or not but i wouldn't be surpirised if it were, the world is a strange place.
