Down And Out In Motihari
The New York Times quotes a BBC report as saying that Motihari in Bihar, George Orwell's birthplace, is about to get a makeover:
"...plans are afoot to erect a museum, an indoor stadium and a statue...his first home, a crumbling, one-story building, now houses a local teacher of English who said he was unaware that he was living 'in a place of historical importance' until Orwell fans began to visit."
A museum, OK. A statue, all right. But an indoor stadium? What are they going to do there, shoot elephants in homage?
"...plans are afoot to erect a museum, an indoor stadium and a statue...his first home, a crumbling, one-story building, now houses a local teacher of English who said he was unaware that he was living 'in a place of historical importance' until Orwell fans began to visit."
A museum, OK. A statue, all right. But an indoor stadium? What are they going to do there, shoot elephants in homage?
posted by PrufrockTwo at
3.8.05
1 Comments:
Oh well. Someone else found the indoor stadium for Orwell a rather funny way of remembering the man.
What the heck, that someone is me.
Krishna
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km, at 2:17 AM
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