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- CommentAuthoradmin
- CommentTimeNov 17th 2008
This thread is for discussions about Page 130 of the online edition of The Golden Notebook, and the readers' comments. Please show a courteous regard for the presence of other voices in the discussion. We reserve the right to edit or delete comments that do not adhere to this standard.
- CommentAuthormarthaquest
- CommentTimeNov 17th 2008
The Bushmen drawings are so evocative here. I am so taken by Lessing's description of nature in this chapter, especially the moonscape of the kopjes, and the way she describes qualities of light.

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