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Thursday, March 3, 2011

The Literary Blog Hop March 3 to March 6-

"Maybe you will see me,3/14 to 3/20"
To me the Literary Book Blog Hop is a great international community building  event.    This week I want to be sure that all participants in The Literary Book Blog Hop know about an event I am hosting on my blog.     I know not everyone likes short stories.    (The rules are ultra-simple-just read and post on an Irish Short Story and leave me a comment.   Just Google "Irish Short Story" if you need any reading ideas).




Please consider participating in Irish Short Stories Week-3/13 to 3/20
"Hi, I will be a co-host for the week-I was
born in an Irish Story but I am alive now!"-Carmilla


This week's question for on the literary book blog hop is:


Can literature be funny? What is your favorite humorous literary book?


My answering is a resounding yes for sure of course it can be!-   There are so many possible answers I find it hard to single out one book.   In recent readings I would say the short stories of Saki, Elizabeth Bowen's Eva Trout,   and "Why I live at the P. O." by Eudora Welty.


If you have any questions comments or interest in Irish Short Stories Week, please leave me a comment.   


Thanks




Mel u

14 comments:

  1. SongMarch 3, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    I'm with you on Saki! I've yet to try Bowen...

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  2. AnonymousMarch 3, 2011 at 7:05 PM

    You're making those Irish short stories look intriguing to me. I will definitely entertain the idea of reading one.

    I'm not sure I would be the voracious reader that I am, if literature, at least some of it, were not funny.

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  3. gautami tripathyMarch 3, 2011 at 11:40 PM

    I love SAKI and EUDORA WELTY!

    Will join you for that Irish Short Stories week. But can't say how much I will be able to read...


    Here is my Literary Blog Hop post!

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  4. Robyn RyleMarch 4, 2011 at 12:14 AM

    Why I live at the P.O. is a nice example.

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  5. SayethMarch 4, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    I'm planning on participating in Irish short story week with The Dead by James Joyce and "The Happy Prince" by Oscar Wilde.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 4, 2011 at 5:09 AM

    I'm definitely joining in on Irish Short Story Week ... so many good ones to choose form. I haven't read Bowen or Welty, but I intend on fixing that (especially with Bowen).

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  7. AnonymousMarch 4, 2011 at 5:30 AM

    What would you recommend as a good Irish short story for a first timer? :)

    I'm ashamed to say I haven't read anything by Saki. Looking at that name I always thought he was Japanese!

    Here's mine: http://mywordlyobsessions.wordress.com

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  8. ElizabethMarch 4, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    ..Stopping by from the Literary Blog Hop.

    Great answer...stop by my blog for my answer and also a book giveaway.

    Stop by my blog for a book giveaway:

    LITTLE PRINCES BY CONOR GRENNAN
    http://silversolara.blogspot.com/

    Chelsey Emmelhainz of HARPER COLLINS is graciously providing FIVE copies for five lucky winners.

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  9. As the Crowe Flies and ReadsMarch 4, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    I also listed that story by Welty--SOOO funny.

    I really like your idea of the Irish Short Story week. I've not read a ton of Irish writers, and I think the only collection I've read the qualifies is James Joyce's Dubliners.

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  10. Mel uMarch 4, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    Risa-Saki is a good escape read and his prose style kind of grows on me-

    Bookbelle-I hope you can participate-Joyce and Wilde, for example, can easily be read online along with Bram Stoker-

    Gautami Tripathy-I hope you will join us also-I have read maybe 12 Saki stories in the last few months-he always makes me laugh-I need to read more Welty

    Robyn-yes that is a really good Welty story-

    Listener-your two choices are great ones

    dragonflyy419-thanks so very much

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  11. Mel uMarch 4, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    As the Crowe Flies and Reads-lots of stories online you can read or anything from The Dubliners would be great-I am going to post on "Two Sisters"

    myworldlyobsessions-for online readers-any of Wilde's short stories and any of Joyce-some Frank O'Conner can be found online-huge number of options-I hope you will join in

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  12. LBCMarch 4, 2011 at 12:31 PM

    I just reread "Why I Live at the P.O." What an odd little story. Family drama before family drama was cool.

    Check out my hop here: http://hawthornescarlet.blogspot.com/2011/03/literary-blog-hop-ha-ha-funny.html

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  13. @parridhlanternMarch 5, 2011 at 5:57 AM

    am in agreement with you,Cervantes, Rabalais, Calvino etc. Love the Irish short story idea.

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  14. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzMarch 5, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    Sadly, I must disagree with you. I have sought out expert opinion and my literary intellectual concurs: There is no such thing as funny literature.

    Sorry.

    Take a look at my post: www.readerbuzz.blogspot.com

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