Amazing story!  Thanks for sharing.  Wish I'd been there!  And thanks for
inspiring other accounts as well.

Arianne Laidlaw


On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 6:18 AM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I invite all participants to record here you initial thoughts about Elmira
> 2013...  as a mean of processing our collective experience.  For me:
>
> --Many thanks to Barb and all the staff for a great event.
>
> --I'm blown away by the vigor and commitment of the Japanese Twain
> community.  Many of them traveled up to 18 hours or more to be in NY for
> the show.  My thanks for their diligence and contributions to the fine
> program.  In addition:  I felt like the memorial for Prof. Nagawara (whom I
> called the Henry Nash Smith of Twain studies in Japan and mentor to many of
> our colleagues) was one of the poignant highlights of our gathering.
> Nagawara-sensei's story is compelling:  he miraculously survived the
> Hiroshima attack, in which many in his immediate family were killed, and
> yet went on to become an advocate and huge fan of one of our great American
> authors.  What an amazing life!
>
> --Sunset on the porch at Quarry Farm on Saturday = priceless.
>
> --Mainly, it's about seeing old friends; but that's just me.  (There were
> some good papers, too!)
>
> Cheers (and Otsukare-sama deshita!), --Hal B.
>
>
>
> --
> Prof. Harold K. Bush
> Professor of English
> 3800 Lindell
> Saint Louis University
> St. Louis, MO  63108
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>



-- 
Arianne Laidlaw A '58