From The New York Times:
Tereska Torrès, a convent-educated French writer who quite by accident wrote America’s first lesbian pulp novel, died on Thursday at her home in Paris. She was 92.
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 James Ament From Life, with 12 rare photos—the introduction:
That Ernest Hemingway was, for years, the most celebrated writer in America is hardly surprising. After all, if he had written nothing besides, say, The Sun Also Rises, the early collection, In Our Time, and the magisterial “Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber,” he would still be an utterly indispensable American writer. The preposterous and romantic literary myth that Hemingway himself created and nurtured, meanwhile — that of the brawling, hard-drinking, thrill-seeking sportsman who is also an uncompromising, soulful artist — ensured that generations of writers would not merely revere him, but (often to their own abiding detriment) would also try to emulate him.
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 James Ament From The Economist—More Intelligent Life:
Notes on a Voice: this year marks Charles Dickens’s 200th anniversary. Emma Hogan tunes into a mind teeming with other people’s thoughts…
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 James Ament From Maverick Philosopher. I’ve read most everything Edward Abby ever published, admiring him, even though I am not like him, and puzzled by him for his wisdom coupled with strange thoughts. He wrote the story of my favorite film, Lonely Are the Brave, from his novel The Brave Cowboy…an author I reread.
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 James Ament From Today in Literature, the introduction:
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Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 James Ament As many people know, author Ray Bradbury died June 5, 2012 at the age of 91. Here are some interesting links on his life and work:
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 James Ament Which happened May 21, 2005. It’s good. It’s about…
learning how to think really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning from experience.
The transcription of the speech can be found here. David Foster Wallace, a deeply depressed man at the age of 46, hanged himself on September 12, 2008.
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 James Ament From Flavorwire:
“Write what you know.” This piece of clichéd, but sage, advice is the basis for some of the most acclaimed novels in history. Some simply explore their native milieu and insert a fictional plot, while others write a roman à clef, skirting the border of fiction and reality. Roman à clef—French for novel with a key—is a fancy term for a fictional story based on real life. It’s a pervasive form, and secrets itself among our beach books (The Devil Wears Prada) and heavy literature (The Bell Jar) alike. It’s not surprising that most writers explore their own lives, often with the aid of a parallel self (much like the famous artists who also employ alter egos). Authors may choose to veil their alter egos with differing qualities, or let their true selves shine through. Which of your favorite characters is secretly the author?
Check out the ten at the Flavorwire link.
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