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MacFadden, Brett, 1970-

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

The Thing, No. 7: Jonathan Lethem - The Chaldron Optical System, 2008

 Item — Box 261: [Barcode: 31858072460508]
Identifier: CC-49963-71022
Scope and Contents

This publication is edited by John Herschend and Will Rogan. The glasses case is incised, "Chaldron Optica System." The side arms of the glasses are incribed as follows: "Will you know a chaldron when you see one?" and "With these glasses you will know a true one." A chaldron is described by Lethem in the looses sheet by 12 statements, a few of which are "A chaldron is an impossible object," A chaldron speaks of the possibility of another world," "A chaldron is like an opers pouring from a flea's mouth" and "It is better to have seen and lost a chaldron than never to have seen a chaldron at all." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 2008