Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Bababadalgharaghtakamminarronnkonnbronntonnerronntuonnthunntrovarrhonawntoohoohoordenethurnuk!

The story up till now, is filled with words from many languages, such as English, French, and Irish Gaelic, along with words he appears to have pulled from his you-know-what. This adds a unique flavor to the story not found in any other story i'm familiar with; although it has that one upside it makes understanding the story nigh impossible, the shifting language and made up diction is the ultimate brain destroying machine. One example would be the title of this post, a word he makes up on the first page, which i believe to mean "the fall of".

The story so far involves Sir Tristram coming from across the ocean to fight a war, Finnegan, a wealthy architect whom is about to be "'fined" which i assume is a reference to the word "refined" the meaning beyond that escapes my being, except that he may be made into a proper gentleman, almost like Pygmalion. And some one is having a wake, where a corpse is layed out for everyone to see, and make well sure the person is dead.

That is all I can ascertain from the story so far, further reading may yield more insight, but as of now this story has completely blown my mind...

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