The Words of House Sisyphe Sign in to follow this Followers 4 Entry posted by Publius · July 10, 2019 542 views Can you guess what kind of business they are in? Spoiler 1 Report Entry Sign in to follow this Followers 4
Report reply Tomsima 1,257 Posted July 10, 2019 no idea based on their advert. but a search of sysphe brings up a bookstore in shanghai...so theres that Share this comment Link to comment
Report reply Jim 814 Posted July 11, 2019 How's 抄 working there? Does it mean 'return' in this context? Only know it as copying and ransacking on a raid. ETA Are they suggesting you copy passages from a book you can't afford? Share this comment Link to comment
Report reply Publius 1,615 Posted July 11, 2019 @Jim Yes, but I think the main point is you're welcome even if you're buying books. 1 Share this comment Link to comment
Report reply somethingfunny 793 Posted July 11, 2019 Buying books or not buying books? Wouldn't it make more sense for it to be 賣了太貴? Share this comment Link to comment
Report reply mungouk 991 Posted July 11, 2019 Maybe they're making a humorous point about so many people going in to just sit in the coffee shop and use the wifi? Share this comment Link to comment
Report reply Zbigniew 102 Posted July 11, 2019 I don't see the connection with Sisyphus, nor why the French form Sisyphe is used in an otherwise English translation. Share this comment Link to comment
Report reply Publius 1,615 Posted July 11, 2019 @ZbigniewYeah, the explanation given on their website is a bit convoluted. But Sisyphus did get mentioned in a recent post about learning. I was also puzzled by the French spelling. I guess it's meant to better match 西西弗, because 西西弗斯书店 is unwieldy (and uncool)? Share this comment Link to comment
Report reply murrayjames 546 Posted July 13, 2019 On 7/12/2019 at 6:53 AM, Publius said: But Sisyphus did get mentioned in a recent post about learning. Yeah in that post I should have said Camus. It was Camus—not Sartre—who wrote The Myth of Sisyphus. I deserve to be placed in a remedial existentialist courses immediately. I will leave the Chinese Forums post as is, so my shame can live on in perpetuity. But I posted a better-written version on my website: http://murrayjames.net/sisyphus.html Share this comment Link to comment
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