October 27, 2005
an appreciation: this little jewel by Italo Calvino...
I think on the federman blog we should offer our vistors a little story once a week --
not necessarily by federman - but a story selected by federman as a gift to his visitors
this week I offer this little jewel by Italo Calvino
ok
other such little stories will be offered regularly to the visitors in appreciation of their interest
la grandeur de l'ecrivain raymond federman...
I would like you to know that I am writing this under the influence of my fame in france -- I am literally stoned from all that attention --vous savez raymond federman -- the lady interviewer from france culture said -- by the name of laure - her lovely boobs almost falling out of her blouse when she leaned towards me to say -- raymond federman vous etes un grand ecrivain --
I panicked
how do you measure un grand ecrivain I asked her as her boobs retreated into her blouse
she laughed a delicious laugh
so I told her that I would take my measurements and let her know how great I am
so today I started measuring my body
I skipped the penis today because it looked rather pathetic
but the rest of the body I did
arms legs toes around the waist around the chest up and down without forgetting the nose the dimensions of my face vertically and horizontally
the size of my ass even my tongue everything parts that make my body and therefore make me the being that I am which according to the lady interviewer avec des nichons tres accueillants is un grand ecrivain
well without the measurement of the penis which I shall reserve for a time when it is willing to give me its full dimension
I raymond federman measure 24 meters and 9 centimeters 31 millimeters
I took the measurements in meters so that I can send them to the lady interviewer and thus give her an idea of la grandeur de l'ecrivain raymond federman
