Uudholdelig nostalgi

“The past is a curious thing” siger George Bowling, den småfede, mavesure og livstrætte fortæller i George Orwells ‘Coming up for Air’ (på dansk ‘En mundfuld frisk luft’) fra 1939. “It’s with you all the time” fortsætter han, “What was it that people had in those days? A feeling of security, even when they weren’t secure. More exactly, it was a feeling of continuity"

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