The Real Delial

added by Cinders

Source: Kevin Carter

The pulitzer prize winning photograph that Navidson supposedly took. Delial was what he named the girl, and his guilt for not intervening weighs heavy on his mind, a reference to Carter, who also felt that same guilt.

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mark z danielewski

house of leaves

kevin carter

delial

sudan

sudanese child

little girl

starvation

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pulitzer prize winning photograph

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yeahisawsparks wow that's even worse than I pictured it in my mind when I was reading the book

ansoRATh This is not Delial. Here is footnote 336, relating to the description of Navidson's Delial: 336. This is clearly based on Kevin Carter's 1994 Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of a vulture preying on a tiny Sudanese girl who collapsed on her way to a feeding center. Carter enjoyed many accolades for the shot but was also accused of gross insensitivity. The Florida St. Petersburg Times wrote: "The man adjusting his lens to take just the right frame of her suffering must just as well be a predator, another vulture on the scene." Regrettably constant exposure to violence and deprivation, coupled with an increased dependancy on drugs exacted a high price. On July 27, 1994 Carter killed himself.

kaz3e @ansoRATh Considering that House of Leaves states from the get go (as per Truant) that most of Zampano's writings are fictional and the references can't be found anywhere, I think that the footnote only further emphasizes that the girl in this photo is, in fact, Navidson's Delial.