Inspired
I feel the beginnings of a poor book, and an average screenplay taking root.
I watched The End of the Affair last night, based on the book by - Grahame Greene - wow, he also wrote The Quiet American another story and film involving jealous male lovers. Anyway while I'm reading up on Greene's bibiliography I'll return to the point.
Affair's primary themes were obsessive love and to a lesser extent, and what came as a suprise to me, religious love. The protagonist is an atheist to boot. And the woman comes to God so to speak.
In addition I've been dabbling in some other Christian apolgetic or explanatory texts and have been thinking about linked philosophies while I gather a picture of what actually constitutes Christianity.
I hope I actually get something down on paper. I have reborrowed Don Quixote from the library and also picked up The Picture of Dorian Gray. That and the 2 texts I've been leafing through ought to keep me entertained. Maybe if this idea turns into a few chapters or scenes I'll revise my reading list to more texts on topic.
Going through Greene's biography I notice The Power and the Glory (published 1940, condemned by the Vatican 1953) and Monsignor Quixote.
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