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April 26, 2005
Map of Manhattan
So it seems I am not such a weird walking freak after all. Everytime I read an Auster or Wharton or any novel set in Manhattan, I would dream of taking the book and tracing the steps of the characters in the books. As I devour the characters' routes, I will imagine New York City in my mind and my own crazy walk from one end of Manhattan (112 St) down Fifth Ave to Battery Park simply because I didn't have enough change to take transport.
Randy Cohen writes about creating a literary map of Manhatten, detailing the haunts of, not the writers, but of their characters. And since I live vicariously in my literary world through the protagonists of books I love - I say, go for it! Create a literary map! I will buy it! And I will pack my bags to NYC again and trace those damned steps!
-calms down and breathes-
Posted by lainey at April 26, 2005 09:59 AM