Lambert Mascarenhas' book....

[Frederick Noronha]

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[Sajan]

I am somewhat mystified by this passion for three word alliterative book titles among Goan writers (or do we blame the publishers?).

Lambert Mascarenhas' 'Musings, Moods, Memories' follows close on the heels of Alan Machado's 'Goa Inquisition: Facts-Fiction-Factoids'. 

A couple of years ago, I remember pointing out that Lourdino Alberto Rodrigues’ ‘Souls, Spices and Sex: The Struggle for European Ascendancy in Portuguese India 1510 – 1961’ had nothing whatsoever to do with spices or sex (or, for that matter, souls), but the publisher was evidently casting about desperately for an alliterative title consisting of three random words, without which one cannot possibly sell books in Goa. 

Earlier, there was 'Sin, Saints and Settlers (Just Matata)' by Braz Menezes and 'Feasts, Feni and Firecrackers' by Mel D’Souza, not to mention 'Texts, Tomes and Treasures' by Maria Pia de Menezes Rodrigues and 'Mothers, Miracles and Mythology' by Robert S Newman. 

These are just a few of the alliterative Goan book titles I remember; I'm sure there are many more. 

If Fred Noronha were to publish the Bible, I'm pretty sure he'd call it ' Prophesies, Parables and Proverbs'.  

Sajan

[Frederick Noronha]

Sajan, that's an interesting comment, but probably not an accurate analysis:

* Musings, Moods and Memories was the title of LaMas' column in the 1970s and 1980s, maybe in the 1960s too, if I recall right.

* Alan Machado's title was his own choice.

* Prof LA Rodrigues' book was self-published posthumously by his son, Tensing Rodrigues.

* Braz Menezes' books were self-published by the author, first in Canada. Those republished in Goa followed the Canadian titles. I was involved only with the first of those series. Ditto for Mel D'Souza's charming (my view) book, which we only republished here.

* Maria Pia's title was chosen by me, but Bob Newman chose the ones for both his recently books we did.

Probably the simpler explanation was that someone was following the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_three_(writing)

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[Valmiki Faleiro]

Ha (FN's choice for a title of the Bible)

But an excellent observation: why this marked inclination for three alliterative words in the choice of a title?

Something to mull over.

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[fredericknoronha2]

As suggested earlier, that might be explained here? 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_three_(writing)

[Jeanne Hromnik]

Omg Sajan, you are the most incredible, industrious, indearing, inchanting, ineffable, ineluctable individual on this site. I to the power of 6.

Do you know I once christened our Fred MEMG (most exciting man in Goa)? -- and look where that got me. So, perhaps, I shouldn't continue, but I'm going to anyway.

Titles FN might consider include:

1. Problems of Publishing PPP

2. Rueful ruminations on parables, prophesies and proverbs

3. Picked or pickled? The Biblical approach

My favourite is No.3 in deference to the Goan market.

JH

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