Moss-gathering
VERYONE has one book in him, good or bad-the stoty of his lifewhieh is, indeed, the only story some novelists ever give us, Mowever many novels they write. That these lives of others have a strong fascination for us is shown by the popularity of even the most indifferent autobiographies of lords, actors and navvies at lending libraries. A good illustration of how attractive a personal narrative can be was giyen by Charles Fuller in his series of Talks, A Rolling Stone, which jal recently at 1YA. Although Mr. Fuller’s full life has included many’ occupations, ranging from the London Metropolitan Police Force to refrigerator-selling, nothing very sensational has happened to him. But what made these talks so pleasant to listen to was the very averageness of the experiences and the smooth conversational manner in which they were presented. The illusion was created of a friendly fellow ‘sitting opposite you in an armchair, with a glass of beer in one hand, chatting amiably and diffidently
about the chances of life. Quite a change, in fact, from the highly-coloured traveller’s tale and the formal literary talk.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 22, Issue 552, 20 January 1950, Page 10
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186Moss-gathering New Zealand Listener, Volume 22, Issue 552, 20 January 1950, Page 10
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