Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder

19 Oct 2002, 23:31 p.m.

Recently I have come across a few titles that remind…

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Recently I have come across a few titles that remind me of song titles. I find myself singing The Autograph Man (Zadie Smith) to the tune of "The Candyman [Can]" from the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Zadie Smith has written
This new hardcover book
Not as good as "White Teeth" but I hear it's pretty good
The Autograph Man
It's The Autograph Man

And Six Days of War (in our Mideast Studies section) reminds me of the Beatles' Eight Days a Week.

Six Days of War
Is not enough to lo-ove you
Six Days of War
Is not enough to kill you all

or possibly "not enough to show I care" or "not enough for the West Bank."