Raymond Carver’s would-be screenwriting career
In 1985, Raymond Carver wrote “Dostoevsky: A Screenplay, which, alas, never found its way onto the big screen.”
In 1985, Raymond Carver wrote “Dostoevsky: A Screenplay, which, alas, never found its way onto the big screen.”
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The PEN World Voices festival happens in New York this week. My itinerary would look more like The Elegant Variation’s if I didn’t have to work. (Each year the passage of New York budget legislation ushers in six weeks of day-job torment that make the Seventh Circle of Hell seem like an appealing place to vacation. At least this time . . .
James Baldwin on Paris of the late ’40s: “One soon ceased expecting to be warm in one’s hotel room, and read and worked in the cafes.” See also Giovanni’s Room.
A nice walking tour of New York’s indie booksellers inspires hope that Gotham Book Mart didn’t really shut down for good. Three Lives & Shakespeare are also worth visiting.