Wondrous Writing - The Monday Morning Memo

What makes this writing remarkable is
1.) the narrator’s feelings are clearly revealed, though they are never described.
2.) the prefect, bouncing meter is marvelous misdirection. It causes us to initially assume that this will be a lighthearted, carefree song, but we later realize it is a song of loneliness, longing, and the memory of a happier rainy day.

“There in the corner, for instance, is Lawrence Lightman. A stately six foot two, Lawrence hasn’t led a publishing house in over a decade, but he continues to wear a coat and tie; and he apparently made enough of a name for himself that aspirants in the field still make the occasional pilgrimage to his table.”

“Closer to the bar is Bobby Daniels. A former partner at Morgan Stanley, Bobby was once considered a prodigy in the field of acquisitions and divestments. In fact, this skill came so naturally to him, he acquired and divested four different wives. He now has an office at some mahogany-paneled trust company where his primary responsibility is the hanging of his hat in sight of the clients.”

- Amor Towles, Table for Two, p. 182 "The DiDomenico Fragment"

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