Eyeless in Gaza (2010)
“Dark, brown brick with terra-cotta trimmings; and, within, patterned linoleum; bits of red Axminster carpet; wallpapers of ochre sprinkled with bunches of cornflowers, of green, with crimson roses; fumed oak chairs and tables; rep curtains; bamboo stands supporting glazed blue pots. The hideousness, Anthony reflected, was so complete, so absolutely unrelieved, that it could only have been intentional. Mark must deliberately have chosen the ugliest surroundings he could find. To punish himself, ...no doubt – but why, for what offence?
‘Some beer?’ Anthony nodded.
The other opened a bottle, filled a single glass; but himself did not drink.
‘You still play, I see,’ said Anthony, pointing in the direction of the upright piano.
‘A little,’ Mark had to admit. ‘It’s a consolation.’ The fact that the Matthew Passion, for example, the Hammerklavier Sonata, had had human authors was a source of hope. It was just conceivable that humanity might some day and somehow be made a little more John-Sebastian-like.MoreLess
‘Some beer?’ Anthony nodded.
The other opened a bottle, filled a single glass; but himself did not drink.
‘You still play, I see,’ said Anthony, pointing in the direction of the upright piano.
‘A little,’ Mark had to admit. ‘It’s a consolation.’ The fact that the Matthew Passion, for example, the Hammerklavier Sonata, had had human authors was a source of hope. It was just conceivable that humanity might some day and somehow be made a little more John-Sebastian-like.MoreLess
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