Hi X,
I also want to add Joseph Conrad to my fictional, fantasy party.<g>. As I have started to reread "Heart of Darkness".. Thanks again to my wonderful, conscientious and tough friend who just sent me a book of a couple of his favorite short stories..
"Deja Vu all over again" <Big NG, and much sadness, I might add >.. to read below..
Marlow speaking from experience on the deck to fellow travelers, as they headed down the Thames on the "Nellie".
"They were conquerors. and for that you want only brute force-nothing to boast of, when you have it, since your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others. They grabbed what they could get for the sake of what was to be got. It was just robbery with violence, aggravated murder on a great scale, and men going at it blind-as is very proper for those who tackle darkness. The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter nose than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much."
What else can I say, except to add Joe Conrad and he reminded me of another J, Jack London, another tough, hard hitting writer of the turn of the last century, which only turns out pasty, dough-boys like, C. Hitchens..
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