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Posts: 5 09/14/07 02:49:53 A Breath of Fresh Air |
Hi,
I am trying to jot down a list of novels/short stories where astrology and/or tarots are mentioned. I think Calvino and Hemingway do: is that correct? Any help would be much appreciated! |
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MadArchitect |
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Posts: 3169 09/14/07 15:41:50 Indisputable BookTalk Master |
Calvino's "The Castle of Crossed Destinies" uses two tarot decks as the basis for his mode of storytelling, yes. I don't know about a Hemingway connection. There are images from the tarot in Roman Polanski's film "The Ninth Gate", specifically the Hanged Man, and I assume that the motif was drawn directly from the novel on which the screenplay was based, "The Club Dumas" by Arturo Perez-Reverte, although I haven't read the book myself. I have a collection of old Gothic horror stories, and I'd be willing to bet that at least one of those is built around Tarot; if I think about it, I'll dig up some titles for you later on. I don't know if graphic novels apply as well, but the "Lucifer" series, scripted by Mike Carey, has an entire group of characters called the Basanos, based on a tarot deck. Hope that helps. What's the for, anyway?
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bookclover |
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Posts: 5 09/15/07 02:51:18 A Breath of Fresh Air |
Hi thanks so much for your help
I just finished reading Jeanette Winterson's Powerbook and she mentions astrology so am like 'this is something I'd like to look more into'...:-) |
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