hey edward,

thanks for connecting with me on shelfari. i signed up to just have a look at the features and see what it was all about, but haven't entered any books there yet. is it worth it? does shelfari have some features that aren't in LT? what led you to sign up?

how are you? what's new? should i be able to find your book a very improbable story in bookshops now?

peter

posted by peterdmark at 2:32 pm (EST) on Jan 30, 2008

I'm pleased to be your friend, thanks. We share a few enthusiasms, which is always agreeable. BUT - I'm with Woody Allen when it comes to religion, so maybe you don't want an atheist in your gang. Atheist might be too reticent for my attitude. I'm more an anti-theist. To me, these ghastly belief systems, especially the three Abrahamics, are responsible for much of the troubles in history. I was a believer of sorts until confirmation at eleven. A radical priest told me to question everything, and I did. I still do. I will look into your take on Oz. And do you know the plays of Brian Friel?

posted by kettle666 at 12:20 pm (EST) on Jan 21, 2008

I wish I could have made it the Havel Festival last year! Following the press about it and simply knowing that there were people recognizing Havel's genius and continued relevance was thrilling. Thank you for all your effort in the project!

Also, are there any other Czech or Central European playwrights you might be able to recommend, perhaps works you stumbled across in preparation for the festival last year?

Thanks!

-Robin

posted by emu1863 at 4:12 pm (EST) on Jan 19, 2008

Hi Edward--

Thanks for inviting me to be your LT friend. Most of my Oz books are uncatalogued, along with about 70% of my library, but I own and love your delightful Paradox in Oz. You've brought Oz pastiche into the 21st century!

Happy holidays.

Best,

Ron H-E

posted by rwhe at 5:27 am (EST) on Dec 25, 2007

Hello EdwardEinhorn

Merry X-mas and a happy new year!

Prettige kerstdagen en een gelukkig nieuwjaar

posted by Papiervisje at 3:01 pm (EST) on Dec 24, 2007

Hey thanks for adding me as a friend. I love the Oz books and tho it's not in my catalog _ i'm a inonesco (sp?) fan too :

posted by dcamp246 at 3:08 pm (EST) on Nov 18, 2007

Thanks for inviting me to be one of your librarything friends... As a classicist, I am always excited to hear about new translations of Aristophanes! you have a really impressive range of interests, books,and serious accomplishments...

posted by paradachs at 11:05 pm (EST) on Sep 25, 2007

Thanks for inviting me to be your friend. I'll check out OZ.

posted by brendajanefrank at 1:29 pm (EST) on Sep 25, 2007

Edward, I just logged on to LT for the first time since summer, and found that you'd tried to contact me. Oziana and Jewish stories! You're cool in my book. Your theatre work and writing look great. I plan to check both out further.

posted by steinbock at 7:50 am (EST) on Sep 24, 2007

I think the Spartans get a surprisingly good press in Lysistrata - Lampito, the lovely girls dancing beside the Eurotas etc. Martin Revermann in Comic Business, p. 236 doubts that the preserved ending 'with its strong Spartan colouring' reflects the first performance in Athens, but perhaps suggests reperformance in Sparta. The Revermann book is well worth the read (in case you haven't come across it.

posted by ginnyday at 3:31 pm (EST) on Sep 18, 2007

Thanks. The production looks fun and your translation goes with a swing. I wasn't sure about your version of the Spartan dialect - it's not so 'pidgin' in the Greek, is it? (But I'm not an expert).

posted by ginnyday at 7:19 am (EST) on Sep 15, 2007

I'm interested in your new translation of Lysistrata. Can you give details?

posted by ginnyday at 4:36 pm (EST) on Sep 12, 2007

Thanks very much for making me a friend; your collection of plays on Jewish legends sounds really interesting, I will look out for it.

Eloise

posted by Eloise at 1:13 pm (EST) on Sep 12, 2007

I'm interested to hear more about your Jewish works. Please share.

-- "Robertus Minimus"

posted by transmutations at 8:37 pm (EST) on Sep 11, 2007

hi edward,

thanks for your answers. all very interesting. i'll have to check out your lysistrata and your jewish legends book.

where did you go to school and what did you major in? how hard did you find ancient greek? i bet it's fun. do you speak modern greek too?

peter

posted by peterdmark at 1:52 pm (EST) on Sep 6, 2007

Hey, my first ever invitation to anything on Librarything! So thanks.
Good luck with your books and theatre, and all the other ventures I'm sure you have going.
dempsterstreet.

posted by dempsterstreet at 5:46 am (EST) on Sep 6, 2007

Hello Edward, I will have to search for your plays especially The Golem, I find this legend particularly fascinating as it pops up in lots of my favorite books! I will also have to snoop through your library. We must share lots of favorites. Mary

posted by tobiejonzarelli at 5:25 am (EST) on Sep 5, 2007

Thanks for your invitation! I'm always in for making new friends. I haven't read your books; they haven't been translated to Swedish, but if I happen to stumble over one somewhere I gladly give it a try.

Love,
Brita

posted by Planckskonstant at 3:54 am (EST) on Sep 5, 2007

Accepting your friend invitation because, hey, why not? :) I was a *huge* fan of the Oz books when I was a kid, by the way. I read dozens of 'em, although that was apparently long before yours came on the scene.

posted by bragan at 2:13 am (EST) on Sep 5, 2007

Thanks for making me a LibraryThing friend. I enjoyed your Oz books!

posted by trantor at 10:44 pm (EST) on Sep 4, 2007

Hey, thanks for adding me as a friend. New friends in books are as good as books.

posted by burdurhur at 5:36 pm (EST) on Sep 4, 2007

Hi, its lovely to meet a fellow Oz fan!

posted by hilleyanne at 4:10 pm (EST) on Sep 3, 2007

Edward my friend! Fancy meeting you here. I haven't seen you since that reading of your Golem play. Thanks for the invite to be your friend. Of course I accept with pleasure. What have you been up to lately, unfortunately I missed your Havel festival.

Roland

posted by justifiedsinner at 10:59 am (EST) on Sep 1, 2007

yes, we have living house and paradox. Autographed by you (and or eric shanower -- can't remember which) we got them at Comic-con a few years ago.

posted by rspsreadinglist at 2:13 am (EST) on Aug 30, 2007

you can't have too many friends (or too much liquor)

posted by bookstopshere at 8:52 am (EST) on Aug 29, 2007

Hey, I've finally got a LibraryThing friend! And I happen to love the Oz universe, although I haven't read as much in it as I should. I have about six big Oz Story Magazines that have Oz comics, old stories, and new original stories. Are any of yours in these issues? I'll have to look into that! If you read my profile and saw that I'm working on a novel, I got the draft completed a while back and I'm going through edits. I want to get it finished before I go to Context 20 in Columbus at the end of September, so I can concentrate on book two while there. Thanks again, from one Ed to another (but I'm an Edwin, not Edward).

posted by LoetheGrindlehart at 10:21 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2007

Hey, I've finally got a LibraryThing friend! And I happen to love the Oz universe, although I haven't read as much in it as I should. I have about six big Oz Story Magazines that have Oz comics, old stories, and new original stories. Are any of yours in these issues? I'll have to look into that! If you read my profile and saw that I'm working on a novel, I got the draft completed a while back and I'm going through edits. I want to get it finished before I go to Context 20 in Columbus at the end of September, so I can concentrate on book two while there. Thanks again, from one Ed to another (but I'm an Edwin, not Edward).

posted by LoetheGrindlehart at 10:15 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2007

A fellow playwright! Hello, and thanks for befriending me!

Rob

posted by shearrob at 9:46 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2007

Wa'do/Thanks for the friend invite! Howdy!

posted by Qwofacenosehead at 6:47 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2007

You should email Abby and ask for a LibraryThing Authors badge for your profile :)

posted by paghababian at 10:55 am (EST) on Aug 28, 2007

Wow, I'm honored to be your "friend" I love your Oz books - right up there with Ruth Plumly Thompson and Jack Snow in Ozzyness (-:)
jennifer

posted by JeanLittleLibrary at 8:22 am (EST) on Aug 28, 2007

my kids are looking forward to another oz book. Will you be writing any more?

posted by rspsreadinglist at 11:06 pm (EST) on Aug 27, 2007