Pajaroku

Alice Turner · 11 Oct 1999, 19:26 · from whorl-v0010.mbox · original

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From: "Alice Turner" <akt at attglobal.net>
Subject: (whorl) Pajaroku
Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 19:26:42
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Could there possibly be a more Borgesian sounding town name than Pajarocu? I
:don't think so. And the concept of it, a phantom town, an invisible
:city--the perfect mix of Borges and Calvino. The way the people look seems
:somewhat Mayan to me, but with differences. I would not characterize the
:Mayan people as "extremely thin," in fact they are rather on the sturdy,
:compact side. Also, in my opinion, Mayan features suit men much better than
:they do women, but Horn sees it differently. Maybe they are more Incan than
:Mayan--I have never been to Peru so can't judge first-hand.

:-alga

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