Ylli Tahiraj Tahiraj itibaren Terzili Köyü, 39200 Terzili Köyü/Babaeski/Kırklareli, Türkiye itibaren Terzili Köyü, 39200 Terzili Köyü/Babaeski/Kırklareli, Türkiye

How to get inside the mind of a dictator: "Do you know what distinguishes daytime handwriting from nighttime? In a nocturnal hand there is obstinacy with indulgence. The proximity of sleep files the angles smooth. The spirals sprawl out more. The resistance from left to right, weaker. Delirium, intimate friend of the nocturnal hand. The curves sway less. The sperm of the ink dries more slowly. The movements are divergent. The strokes droop more. They tend to distend..." "Those with prodigious memories are almost always mentally retarded imbeciles." I think I have a pretty good memory for some things (conversation, song lyrics), but "The man with a good memory remembers nothing because he forgets nothing." So far: I have learned that I actually have a very BAD memory, because I choose what to remember and forget a lot of things. (I think this may be true.) Also: Augusto Roa Bastos is really cool. Also: Dictators are crazy.

A quick, charming read. Draws heavily on Shakespearian comedies with tons of twins, switcheroos, confusing parentage, Old Hollywood, the theater, and all kinds of hijinks, with narration that's funny and ribald and sweet all at once.