Monthly Archives: April 2010

SNIPPETS: FROM TWO FAMOUS WRITERS AND ME

# 1:  Richard Powers Richard Powers’ Generosity is a wonderful work of fiction.  The man is a genius; he knows so bloody much it boggles the mind.  Not only can he structure a book so it moves ineluctably toward a … Continue reading

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CONVERSATIONS WITH A BRILLIANT AUTHOR

Richard Powers is such a brilliant writer he can get you arguing with his characters!  In the novel Generosity, he describes the weltanschaung of the parents of Tonia Schiff: “Both Vice-consul Schiff and his beloved doctor wife felt something hopelessly … Continue reading

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