![]() ![]() Freddy complains that Less is always writing “gay Ulysses.” Do you see echoes of or references to Ulysses or the Odyssey throughout “Less”?ĥ. The book Arthur Less is writing is about a man on a journey through a place and his past, as he looks back on a series of disappointments. Does his sojourn remind you of any others in literature?Ĥ. And somewhere along the way he will turn 50. ![]() Arthur Less’ trip itinerary is as a follows: New York to interview a more popular writer, Mexico City for an obscure conference, Turin for an unknown award, Berlin for a teaching gig, Morocco for someone else’s birthday, India for a writer’s retreat (possibly during the monsoon), Japan for an article. What do you make of this decision? Have you ever found yourself doing something similarly absurd?ģ. ![]() When we meet the character of Freddy, Arthur Less’ soon-to-be-former-lover, he is described as “dreamy, simple, lusty, bookish, harmless, youthful.” It is Freddy’s marriage invitation that Less so studiously avoids - choosing to go on a round-the-world trip simply to avoid having to decline the invitation without a good reason. How do you see Arthur Less in the opening chapters? Do you see him as a hero, as a man deserving of pity, as something else?Ģ. As we soon learn, he’s also a writer less successful than his peers. The novel’s opening line reads: “From where I sit, the story of Arthur Less is not so bad.” Arthur Less, the book’s protagonist, is introduced as nearly 50, with “washed out” blonde hair and “watery” blue eyes. ![]()
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