Comments on: About Pauls Toutonghi http://paulstoutonghi.wordpress.com All, underwater. Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:50:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: paulstoutonghi http://paulstoutonghi.wordpress.com/about/#comment-640 paulstoutonghi Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:40:58 +0000 #comment-640 Thank you so much! Yes -- I am working on the next book, certainly. Soon, hopefully! All the best, Pauls Thank you so much!
Yes — I am working on the next book, certainly. Soon, hopefully!
All the best,
Pauls

]]> By: Janina http://paulstoutonghi.wordpress.com/about/#comment-639 Janina Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:01:06 +0000 #comment-639 Dear Pauls, I want to thank you for the book "Red Weather" (in Germany it has the title "Die Geschichte von Yuri Balodis und dessen Vater, der eigentlich Country-Star war" lol, very long and funny title) I read a lot of books, and most of them are nice, but your book is my favourite. I've read it now for the second time and I think, next year I will read it again. I hope there will be anoher book by you, which is translated into german ! Best regards, Janina Dear Pauls,

I want to thank you for the book “Red Weather” (in Germany it has the title “Die Geschichte von Yuri Balodis und dessen Vater, der eigentlich Country-Star war” lol, very long and funny title)
I read a lot of books, and most of them are nice, but your book is my favourite. I’ve read it now for the second time and I think, next year I will read it again.
I hope there will be anoher book by you, which is translated into german !

Best regards, Janina

]]> By: Monika http://paulstoutonghi.wordpress.com/about/#comment-610 Monika Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:56:17 +0000 #comment-610 Dear Pauls, Thank you so much for the Red Weather (which has a really funky title in Germany). I cannot stop laughing when I read it, as it is so tragically funny. Maybe I should read the English version, too, to find out how the father really speaks - I do think the idea comes through quite well in the translation. Monika (who also never learnt to speak her father's language, just like Yuri) Dear Pauls,

Thank you so much for the Red Weather (which has a really funky title in Germany). I cannot stop laughing when I read it, as it is so tragically funny. Maybe I should read the English version, too, to find out how the father really speaks – I do think the idea comes through quite well in the translation.

Monika (who also never learnt to speak her father’s language, just like Yuri)

]]> By: Jack Collins http://paulstoutonghi.wordpress.com/about/#comment-608 Jack Collins Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:31:13 +0000 #comment-608 Dear Mr. Pauls Toutonghi, Read of you in today's Los Angeles Times Jacketcopy. I would like to invite you to join us in our 7th annual Friends of the Duarte Library Festival of Authors Saturday, Oct. 3rd 2009 in Duarte Ca. Duarte is 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Each year we have appox. 50 authors sell/sign their books, give talks and serve on panels. For information please contact; www.friendsoftheduartelibrary.com/authorsfestival There tou will find our '2009 Exhibitor Application' and contacts. Jack Collins Duarte, Ca. Dear Mr. Pauls Toutonghi,
Read of you in today’s Los Angeles Times Jacketcopy. I would like to invite you to join us in our 7th annual Friends of the Duarte Library Festival of Authors Saturday, Oct. 3rd 2009 in Duarte Ca. Duarte is 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Each year we have appox. 50 authors sell/sign their books, give talks and serve on panels. For information please contact;
http://www.friendsoftheduartelibrary.com/authorsfestival
There tou will find our ‘2009 Exhibitor Application’ and contacts.

Jack Collins
Duarte, Ca.

]]> By: Nathalie http://paulstoutonghi.wordpress.com/about/#comment-586 Nathalie Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:02:24 +0000 #comment-586 I only want to thank you for presenting me Yuri. While reading the book I lived the story because I share a similar destiny to Yuri. My parents came from Poland to Germany before I was born. My mother used to be a high-class chemist and has to clean other peoples houses now. She also drinks a lot because of that but she never complained about her life- tragic but brave, just as I see the character of Yuris father. My father has his own little "Zigorskis" in our town and the business is quite good. I still wait for a lettish client coming to us and shouting and roaring for a hering. You made it easier for me to understand my immegranted parents and made me feel less lonesome with my east european destiny. I only want to thank you for presenting me Yuri. While reading the book I lived the story because I share a similar destiny to Yuri. My parents came from Poland to Germany before I was born. My mother used to be a high-class chemist and has to clean other peoples houses now. She also drinks a lot because of that but she never complained about her life- tragic but brave, just as I see the character of Yuris father.
My father has his own little “Zigorskis” in our town and the business is quite good. I still wait for a lettish client coming to us and shouting and roaring for a hering.
You made it easier for me to understand my immegranted parents and made me feel less lonesome with my east european destiny.

]]> By: Goodbye to the Local Car Dealer. Now What? - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com http://paulstoutonghi.wordpress.com/about/#comment-537 Goodbye to the Local Car Dealer. Now What? - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com Sun, 31 May 2009 21:17:22 +0000 #comment-537 [...] Pauls Toutonghi, who teaches English at Lewis and Clark College, is the author of “Red Weather.” [...] [...] Pauls Toutonghi, who teaches English at Lewis and Clark College, is the author of “Red Weather.” [...]

]]> By: Dennis Corvin Blackburn http://paulstoutonghi.wordpress.com/about/#comment-371 Dennis Corvin Blackburn Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:54:10 +0000 #comment-371 just finished Red Weather. made you think about how I could have been kinder to my father. Maybe I'll give it to my son to read. great book just finished Red Weather. made you think about how I could have been kinder to my father. Maybe I’ll give it to my son to read. great book

]]> By: andrea http://paulstoutonghi.wordpress.com/about/#comment-365 andrea Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:33:42 +0000 #comment-365 Sveiks! Greetings from the Portland Latvian under the age of 45 crowd. Biruta passed on your name. My friend Tia is having a house warming party on Saturday and is extending an invite. Email me back if you can make it. People are showing up at 3 and trickeling in throughout the night. - Andrea Sveiks! Greetings from the Portland Latvian under the age of 45 crowd. Biruta passed on your name. My friend Tia is having a house warming party on Saturday and is extending an invite. Email me back if you can make it. People are showing up at 3 and trickeling in throughout the night.

- Andrea

]]> By: Abbie Anderson http://paulstoutonghi.wordpress.com/about/#comment-333 Abbie Anderson Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:00:52 +0000 #comment-333 Dude, I graduated from Garfield 10 years before you did. I, too, went away (to Indiana) and came back (to Vancouver, WA). I became a librarian instead of a writer, though. ;) My morning book group just discussed Red Weather today, and we found it a rich and quietly moving read. We had special fun with the title, and Stevens' image of the drunken sailor catching tigers. What voices your characters have, including your narrator. I particularly savored the closing of your epilogue, with its invitation to begin again. I quietly wonder whether I can afford you as a guest author. Ahem. Dude, I graduated from Garfield 10 years before you did. I, too, went away (to Indiana) and came back (to Vancouver, WA). I became a librarian instead of a writer, though. ;)

My morning book group just discussed Red Weather today, and we found it a rich and quietly moving read. We had special fun with the title, and Stevens’ image of the drunken sailor catching tigers. What voices your characters have, including your narrator. I particularly savored the closing of your epilogue, with its invitation to begin again.

I quietly wonder whether I can afford you as a guest author. Ahem.

]]> By: Alison Lacivita http://paulstoutonghi.wordpress.com/about/#comment-329 Alison Lacivita Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:54:04 +0000 #comment-329 Pauls! I watched the copy of About A Boy you rented from the Blockbuste in Burlington the other night, here in Dublin. That movie has travelled a long way. (Pssst. Send me an e-mail, please?) Love, Alison Pauls!

I watched the copy of About A Boy you rented from the Blockbuste in Burlington the other night, here in Dublin. That movie has travelled a long way.

(Pssst. Send me an e-mail, please?)

Love,
Alison

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