tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post1649342429452494566..comments2024-02-14T03:20:23.057-08:00Comments on Pop Sensation: Paperback 527: Arch of Triumph / Erich Maria Remarque (Signet S796)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-83441255537997009642012-05-14T13:24:07.460-07:002012-05-14T13:24:07.460-07:00Yes. Of course. Vermeer. That's a great analog...Yes. Of course. Vermeer. That's a great analogue for Avati.<br /><br />rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-25640564708589151342012-05-14T11:51:12.761-07:002012-05-14T11:51:12.761-07:00Lisa,
Thanks for the "Vermeer-esque." I...Lisa,<br /><br />Thanks for the "Vermeer-esque." I knew there was something familiar but was not able to pin it down. I will now be much more alert to "Vermeer-esque" sightings!Titus Groanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632029785458036525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-36910198023528610862012-05-12T15:36:10.508-07:002012-05-12T15:36:10.508-07:00Love this cover - the lighting is lovely. Very Ver...Love this cover - the lighting is lovely. Very Vermeer-esque.<br /><br />Totally puzzled by what's on his lap though. Very fluffy napkin? Is he unusually tidy with his cigarettes and booze?Lisa in Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00169563582205982963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-84414191879063629122012-05-12T07:12:46.669-07:002012-05-12T07:12:46.669-07:00Woman: "Well, there wasn't much triumph i...Woman: "Well, there wasn't much triumph in that arch of yours last night, was there?"<br /><br />/Remarque was married to the actress Paulette Goddard (one of Charlie Chaplin's ex-wives) for a while.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-49700410746927720252012-05-11T14:23:45.590-07:002012-05-11T14:23:45.590-07:00I can't be sure but I think the guy is in a be...I can't be sure but I <i>think</i> the guy is in a bed and we're seeing the sheets on the mattress beneath the table. Otherwise I would be wondering what the woman is sitting on.Random White Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15465220442157543305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-84323864156858177822012-05-11T11:09:16.946-07:002012-05-11T11:09:16.946-07:00An astonishing arched eyebrow; which nearly rivals...An astonishing arched eyebrow; which nearly rivals that of the master, Roger Moore.<br />For all the accolades offered to Remarque, he did live a remarkable life. To punish him for his 'treasonous' AQotWF, Hitler had had his sister decapitated.Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780519140837852601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-43244125951019029962012-05-11T09:54:03.704-07:002012-05-11T09:54:03.704-07:00It does look strange under the table. To me, it l...It does look strange under the table. To me, it looks like the lines from the couch are still visible. I don't know if he was lazy or just didn't care, but it looks like he just like white washed under table and that was that.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097441437159417314noreply@blogger.com