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Hubert Selby
Hubert Selby, acclaimed author of Last Exit to Brooklyn and Requiem for a Dream, has passed away, at age 75. I'm not familiar with his work (though I'll be on the lookout for Brooklyn), but he had a rather interesting writing technique:
Selby often wrote at an apartment he kept in West Hollywood. He worked in a bedroom there for at least five hours most days, and always left one line unfinished at night to have a place to start the next morning.
I might try this myself, at the risk of completely forgetting where I was going with the unfinished line.
(Via Maud.)
April 27, 2004 in Books | Permalink
Comments
Requiem for a Dream the movie was my feel-bad movie of 2001. I read the book earlier in the year, and it made the film seem light-hearted....
Posted by: SR at Apr 27, 2004 11:21:46 AM
Make sure you hide all of the razor blades before you touch either book!
Your worst nightmare will seem like a day in the park compared to reading either book.
Posted by: max at Apr 27, 2004 4:17:23 PM
I'll try to make sure I'm in a really good mood before picking up either one.
Posted by: Pete at Apr 28, 2004 8:34:51 AM
