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IWC mentioned in new Pulitzer Prize Novel

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  • last reply by ruckdee 26 Apr 2014
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    Michael Friedberg
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    23 Apr 2014, 9:34 p.m. 23 Apr 2014, 9:34 p.m.
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    Donna Tartt's recent book, The Goldfinch, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. I thought you'd be interested in this passage:

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    Rave
    Master 3148 posts
    23 Apr 2014, 11:34 p.m. 23 Apr 2014, 11:34 p.m.
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    Donna Tartt's observation of IWC understatement is one of the highlights of a very long book which has a climax in Amsterdam during the same week the first Bill Barker IWC Amsterdam get together took place. No masterpieces were harmed during the GTG.

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    Bill B.
    Master 6724 posts
    24 Apr 2014, 12:07 a.m. 24 Apr 2014, 12:07 a.m.
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    @ Ralph: Lol.

    I remember reading that passage, but forgot about it.

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    Richard Sheridan
    Master 4181 posts
    24 Apr 2014, 2:42 p.m. 24 Apr 2014, 2:42 p.m.
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    I recall being on a beach somewhere earlier this year, while my wife was reading this book. She woke me from a lazy slumber by tapping me on the shoulder to read me the passage.

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    Mr. Andrew Thomas
    Master 5816 posts
    24 Apr 2014, 10:08 p.m. 24 Apr 2014, 10:08 p.m.
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    Indeed I read it too.

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    Clepsydra
    Master 2974 posts
    24 Apr 2014, 10:30 p.m. 24 Apr 2014, 10:30 p.m.
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    Have not read the book, but saw the namesake painting (which apparently inspired it) by Carel Fabritius at the Frick Collection.
    I must say that I appreciate the wisdom of owning watches that look less expensive than they actualy are.

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    8541
    Master 4484 posts
    24 Apr 2014, 10:35 p.m. 24 Apr 2014, 10:35 p.m.
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    If the book is anywhere near as epic as the BBAMSGTG's ... I will need to go out and buy it!

    Then again. I probably could not go wrong - pulitzers and IWC ...class acts!

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    Mr. Ruckdee Chotjinda
    Insider 82 posts
    26 Apr 2014, 1:38 p.m. 26 Apr 2014, 1:38 p.m.
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    That is interesting. Can we presume from this that the author is an IWC fan herself?

    Ruckdee

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