MembreJPWyatt
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- Votre bibliothèque (199)
- Mots-clés
- Novel (50), Philosophy (18), Short stories (11), Poetry (10), Literary novel (8), History (8), Crime (8), Fantasy (7), Essays (7), Irish - Humor (6), Nonfiction (5), Travel (4), Irish - Short stories (4), Great writing (4), Memoir (4), Food (2), Classics (2), Humor (2), Novels (2), Irish (2), Religion (2), Novel (humor) (2), Language (2), Memoirs (2), Irish - Poetry (2), Irish - Plays (2), Science fiction (1), Detective (1), Music (1), Erotica (1), Literary essays (1), Spy (1), Thriller (1), Classic story (1), Drama (1), Science (1), Biography (1), Classic (1), Philosophy (anthology) (1), Poetry (Spanish) (1), Philosophy; Art (1), Fantasy; Philosophy (1), Novel and short stories (1), Memoir; History (1), Novel; History (1), Essays; Food (1), Short stories; Essays (1), Irish - Fantasy (1), Philosophy; Essays (1)
- Nuages
- Nuage des mots-clés, Nuage des auteurs, Miroir des mots-clés
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- Inscrit depuis
- Jan 21, 2007
- Nom réel
- Joseph Paul Wyatt
- A propos de ma bibliothèque
- About 700-800 even though I try to cull out a bunch every so often to donate to the local public library.
- A propos de moi
- I am a former journalist and federal government worker now retired in Florida who has enjoyed reading from an early age (Thoreau and Graham Greene). My interests are eclectic; but I probably favor classic and literary novels, short stories, poetry, philosophy, humor, genealogy, local history, and world literature. I like to discover new authors who have something relevant to say. I lean toward iconoclasts (Cioran and Pessoa) and experimenters (Henry Green and Borges, e.g.). Current favorites include W.G. Sebald and M.F.K. Fisher. I also like detective stories (John D. MacDonald, Ramond Chandler, etc.). Because of my ancestry, I have collected a lot of works by Irish authors. Although I prefer fiction over non-fiction, I have collected a fair number of non-fiction titles, as well. What else? Well, I have tried books on audio tape because of bad eyes, but it's not the same. I like to savor the words in print, rereading particularly felicitous phrases and speaking aloud favorite poems.
- Lieu (géographique)
- Hernando, FL (USA)
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