Novelists in the News
Directly before the passing of acclaimed novelist and journalist Norman Mailer, I happened upon an article about him in Playboy’s current magazine. (I won’t say WHERE I happened upon this, but needless to say, it wasn’t at the library or anything!)
Anyway, it’s honestly a really prolific article/interview and I’m glad I got to read it. Mailer’s death wasn’t entirely surprising, according to the blogosphere, but it’s still a blow for writers and readers everywhere.
Meanwhile, I am anticipating the movie release of my NUMBER ONE FAVORITE BOOK of ALL TIME by Gabriel Garcia Marquez: Love in the Time of Cholera, due out this weekend.
I’ve heard that fans of the book will be a wee bit disappointed by the movie, but I’m just happy to relive one of my favorite stories of all time, good movie or bad. I have been looking forward to it for quite a while.
If I can pattern my fiction writing after one novelist, it would be Marquez. He captures setting like no one else. In fact, I haven’t read Cholera in almost two years.
The last time I read it was in the summer of 2005, while in the mountains of Mexico, and while I cannot even begin to tell you much about the characters, I could probably describe the town/setting in intricate detail. It’s his ability to capture place as a writer that has always pulled at me. If only I could do the same. It’s really place, not people, who seem to inspire my own writing.
How about you? What is it that inspires/inspired your novel?
Will you be seeing Cholera with me this weekend?
Any thoughts on Mailer’s passing?
Norman Mailer, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gabo, Love in the Time of Cholera
February 7th, 2008 at 2:04 am
You know, I talk about Marquez all the time. I mean, everywhere:in my Spanish classes, with various people of Colombian desent, on my myspace blog…but yet, no one gives me the heads up on the release of the movie adaptation of one of the greatest books of all time written by THE greatest writer of all time. Sadly, I have missed the television previews (I hardly ever watch television) and missed my chance at seeing it in theaters (assuming it was in theaters?). Now I must wait for it to come out on dvd. But how long can I wait? 51 years, 9 months, and 4 days.
After that, I may start acting irrational.
February 8th, 2008 at 10:51 am
Jas, I’m sorry you missed it because it was good. I mean, you could never MATCH the book, but it was a solid attempt and I likes it! Good luck with your waiting!