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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Do you have a 'literary tattoo'?

Posted by John Stoehr on Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 2:42 PM

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The Daily Telegraph in London put together a collection of "literary tattoos" that its researchers found online. Some of them, like this one, a long passage from Chuck Palahniuk's novel Fight Club, are very impressive — and they suggest a kind of depth of character, a kind of cultural sensibility, that one doesn't normally associate with those who want to adorn their bodies with indelible ink.

Curious, I called a couple of tattoo places in Charleston to see if this were a growing trend. To my surprise, both places said yes, they'd seen more and more people asking for passages from novels, lines from poetry, song lyrics, philosophical axioms, and other sorts of literary heritage.

I want to write a story about this, but I need to talk to people who have literary tattoos.

If you have one, or know of someone who does, please get in touch. You can contact me at stoehr [at] charlestoncitypaper.com or call (843) 577-5304 ext. 109.

Thanks -JS

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Here you can post your tattoos and comment join in. http://www.tattooculture.eu/front/foto_all_users.php

Posted by Epifan Daniel on July 31, 2008 at 3:29 PM | Report this comment
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Here you can post your tattoos and comment join in. http://www.tattooculture.eu/front/foto_all_users.php

Posted by Epifan Daniel on July 31, 2008 at 3:29 PM | Report this comment
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Nice tattoo, but that passage is from the movie Fight Club. Not the novel. The novel has a similar quote, however.

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Nice tattoo, but that passage is from the movie Fight Club. Not the novel. The novel has a similar quote, however.

Posted by Patrick on August 4, 2008 at 5:47 AM | Report this comment

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