"A memory palace assembled ad hoc from brownstone apartments, underground caves and submarine compartments, or a diligently designed, continuously flowing and elegant old Alpine resort?"
— Itzkoff, Dave (b. 1976)
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Date
February 28, 2014
Metaphor
"A memory palace assembled ad hoc from brownstone apartments, underground caves and submarine compartments, or a diligently designed, continuously flowing and elegant old Alpine resort?"
Metaphor in Context
Imagine you could pry off the back of Wes Anderson’s head as if it were a vintage TV set and rummage around inside. What would you find there? A mind like a junk drawer crammed with kite string, Swiss Army knives and remote-controlled toys, or one that springs open as neatly as a well-organized tackle box? A memory palace assembled ad hoc from brownstone apartments, underground caves and submarine compartments, or a diligently designed, continuously flowing and elegant old Alpine resort?
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Dave Itzkoff, "Casting Shadows on a Fanciful World: Wes Anderson Evokes Nostalgia in 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'" New York Times Book Review (February 28, 2014). <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
03/11/2014
