He recently published Television and the Quality of Life , and has written short stories for the New Yorker, and book reviews. He recommended Dick Francis mysteries to Mr. Mannell, who is now addicted to them. Uwaterloo was the first place to recognize his work. He is from Transylvania. As a child, I was left with this impression that grownups didn't really know what life was like.
Artists seem to at least occassionally find a way of living that is meaningful and satisfying.
Regardless of nationality or what people did, they said very similar things when describing how it feels when their life or work is going well. I have experienced this time and time again. My hand seems devoid of myself, and I have nothing to do with what is happening. I just sit there watching it in a state of awe and wonderment. It sounds mystical, but is the sensible result of the concentration required by the task.