As soon as an old establishment is shunted aside by a new one, the new establishment's days are numbered. Its aura immediately starts to lose its shine, and another establishment, as yet unidentified, begins an ascent to replace it in turn.
And so the process continues. Favours are always traded. Nests are forever feathered. The names and faces and labels might vary, but the dynamics of power remain the same...
It's taken me over 20 years to catch up with this. Here are extracts from
the front matter -
*From the Preface by Simic* - Until thirty years ago, one co...
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