Tag: Tolstoy

Walking in War & Peace

click to enlargeFor the next week A.K. "Mimi" Allin will be walking on a red carpet in Seattle's Occidental Park reading Leo Tolstoy's War & Peace aloud. Dressed in the fashions of the period with a custom-made book harness strapped to her body; Allin stands at one end of the red carpet waiting for someone to accompany her down the aisle.Here's how it works:Those who join me, tell me their full name and take me by the arm. As we walk, I read to them from War & Peace which is strapped to my body with a specially-designed book harness....

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