"It's in the framing, in the way there is a certain distance or detachment, a certain remove, which is really my temperament".
A change of name, indicating a parallel yet still recognisable universe, provides that one remove which prevents the reader from being misled.
This framing of the action initially kept you at a skeptical remove, which was compounded by the perky earnestness of its performers.
That made him an exceptional historical witness, because even while he was inside slavery — physically, psychologically, emotionally — part of him remained intellectually and culturally at a remove, which gives his book a powerful double perspective.
And surely some of the ancient underground tombs being discovered in China today, particularly those with wall paintings, will be publicly available only at a digital remove, which could mean on the Internet.
For example, the recent national opera review recommended Opera Queensland be given three years to turn around its ailing finances, before its status as a major performing arts company is taken away – a remove which would result in a significant reduction of funding, and certain death.
