tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post6448135144462901742..comments2024-02-27T13:06:28.163+01:00Comments on love german books: Salonskjdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-89525790626434548292009-11-26T15:06:54.625+01:002009-11-26T15:06:54.625+01:00Thank you, Katy, for mentioning my Salon. Brett,if...Thank you, Katy, for mentioning my Salon. Brett,if you happen to be in London, please come to one of the next Peirene Salons - definietly no boring readings, because, I guess, if that were the case I couldn't persuade 30+ Londoners (writers, readers, journalists, artists etc) to venture into the hills of North London on a Saturday night and stay until 1am.Meike Ziervogelhttp://www.peirenepress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-25480026351433837912009-11-26T09:49:36.759+01:002009-11-26T09:49:36.759+01:00Brett, you're right of course. The events do t...Brett, you're right of course. The events do take the form of readings more than anything else. What they're trying to do with the label "salon", I think, is to signal to the audience that it's a particular individual or group of people selecting the writers concerned. And perhaps also give the event a more convivial atmosphere.<br /><br />Perhaps the lowly reading group is kjdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16236984779717127341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305631555616445080.post-67750516159899864252009-11-26T08:43:16.664+01:002009-11-26T08:43:16.664+01:00Well, a reading is not a "salon". A &quo...Well, a reading is not a "salon". A "salon" is about conversation and discussing and intellectually stimulating encounters. You need to have quick-witted, ingenious people around and not just listeners with silent brains. You need to have people with uncommon ideas from various fields daring to bring up ideas just as they happen. Well educated and humorous by heart. I frankly Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04681463215219141982noreply@blogger.com