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Posted by: Keir Graff
Mostly I read, but sometimes I do a little writing, too. From the Chicago Reader Fiction Issue:
The Courage of My Companions
By Keir Graff
December 29, 2006MY NAME LOBSANG Sherpa. I am Sherpa. Carry big load up mountain. Climb Sagarmatha, mountain you call Everest, seven time. My English not so good. OK to speak Sherpa, you make into English?
THAT’S BETTER. I can speak enough English to make myself understood on the mountain – I know the words for crampon, altitude sickness, and Gamow bag, which is a device that simulates the air pressure of lower altitudes – but for a story like this, I’ll need to employ a greater degree of nuance. And my English is – how do you say? – inelegant.
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January 7th, 2007 at 1:34 pm
To learn more about the Sherpa culture and Sagarmatha, read Beyond the Summit. It’s the first fiction about the Sherpa tribe of the Everest region.
January 8th, 2007 at 9:06 am
Congratulations on your novel, Linda. It sounds very interesting.
(People who want genuine insight into Sherpa culture probably shouldn’t read my short story!)
January 8th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
To learn more about shameless self-promotion on other people’s blogs, read…
No, I kid, Linda, I kid because I love.
Really funny story, Keir. I laughed out loud several times.
January 9th, 2007 at 9:09 am
Thanks, Frank. Believe me, I debated a long time before I decided to link to my own work.
Well, a minute or two, anyway. But it seemed like a long time.
January 16th, 2007 at 10:24 am
I didn’t LOL—I ROTFLMAO! That twist at the end—eat that, O. Henry!