many projects, little time in the wee hours
I must admit that I am currently at work on a few rather ambitious projects beyond translation. The first is the writing of an introduction for a book on the Great Dionysia. The second is a rough draft of that book. The third is a series of brief biographical sketches of eminent humanists. The fourth is a short story. Though I have not written any fiction since I won my little writing prize in 2000, the short story is by far the easiest of the group. The academic writing (great Dionysia) is the most challenging, though it is the type of writing I most employ. The historical sketches are the most enjoyable.
I have shelved a few books that I have been reading so that I can read The Count of Monte Cristo with someone else. How I love Dumas! Action, adventure, revenge, romance, virtue. Dumas lacks Balzac’s perfectionism, Flaubert’s psychology, and Proust’s glorious prose, but he is by far my favorite French author.