June 14th, 2010 / 5:28 pm
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Who is the horniest writer?

188 Comments

  1. Sean—

      On the page or when you meet them?

      On the page, Erika Lopez.

  2. Matthew Simmons—

      Usually it sort of feels like its me.

  3. jereme—

      charles bukowski

  4. Matthew Simmons—

      it’s

  5. Michel—

      Houellebecq

  6. Blake Butler—

      so horny you can’t even punctuate without afterthought

  7. jereme—

      also: paula bomer

  8. voorface—

      Anna Freud

  9. Nate—

      seconded.

  10. James—

      Ellroy

  11. rk—

      marcel proust

  12. michael—

      nick hornby

  13. michael—

      i misread the question

  14. magick mike—

      i will perhaps second this

  15. Dick—

      I’ll hazard a Helen Keller

  16. Paul—

      hehe, yes

  17. Juliette—

      Ted Hughes.

  18. gene—

      barry. henry miller.

  19. Adam—

      Not sure, but I’ll bet they’re under 40.

  20. William—

      Burroughs

  21. Greg—

      Dulli

  22. Prince—

      Rogers Nelson III

  23. Bret—

      Easton Ellis

  24. L'il—

      Kim

  25. Schulyer Prinz—

      not a writer.

  26. voorface—

      No one found my joke funny, so here’s the real answer: Marquis de Sade

  27. Catherine Lacey—

      Nicholson Baker

  28. Bambi A.—

      philip roth

  29. alan—

      peeper

  30. Sidney—

      Sheldon

  31. Harold—

      Robbins

  32. Hayden Derk—

      Haruki Murakami.

  33. Kristin—

      does anyone else sense that Foer is waiting for the right moment to just let a big one go

      Wilmot/de Sade/Beardsley = pretty randy

      but my faves: Verlaine// Genet \\ Rimbaud = a fisty bread dough sexcat sandwich + prison.

  34. Lily Hoang—

      Bolano sexes it up.

  35. jereme—

      i wonder if dr. ruth ever did x

  36. Stu—

      I will third this.

  37. mark—

      vollmann

  38. marshall—

      tao lin

  39. marshall—

      michael crichton

  40. Craig Davis—

      To me “horny” is not the same as erotic or hypersexual.

      “They call it horny because its devilish, now see we dead wrong…” So its not eros that’s the operative idea in horniness, but rather the rub of desire against guilt. So its got to be a big-C Catholic. And because its an impish impulse, because it derives more pleasure from the play than the game, its a poet. And because its potential for excitement is predicated upon a set of rules designed to be ignored, its an American. And because its power stems from the larger cultural quiet around the question, its a midwesterner. And because its equal parts tactile curiosity and emotional disquiet, its a man.

      Ergo, John Berryman.

  41. zzzzzipp—

      NO WAY NOT MICHAEL

      ALTHOUGH THE THAILAND STORY IN “TRAVELS” WAS PRETTY RACEY, HE DID SEEM TO WANT TO DISTANCE HIMSELF FROM THAT UNDERAGE BROTHEL HE VISITED

  42. zzzzzipp—

      FOR HOURS

  43. zzzzzipp—

      HOUELLEBECQ IS A GOOD ONE

  44. evlav—

      chabon: so horny he loses sight of his sexual orientation.

  45. zzzzzipp—

      ZZZZZZIPP WANTED TO SAY MARQUIS DE SADE OR J.G. BALLARD BUT THEN HE REALIZED HE HASN’T READ EITHER OF THEM YET

  46. zzzzzipp—

      THAT WAS TOURISM

      “HEY–GUYS!–GUYS, I LOVED A MAN ONCE”. WE GET IT, MAN. THAT’S FINE.

  47. jereme—

      classic marshall

  48. Lily Hoang—

      Rikki Ducornet?

  49. Sean—

      On the page or when you meet them?

      On the page, Erika Lopez.

  50. gavin—

      Vollmann–his novels are like giant erections: long, veiny, and full of girth. and all the whores. so much about the whores.

  51. Matthew Simmons—

      Usually it sort of feels like its me.

  52. Adam—

      He was typing one-handed.

  53. jereme—

      charles bukowski

  54. Ken Baumann—

      joyce and beckett always seem to be angling for fucking, and fucking, in different ways

  55. Matthew Simmons—

      it’s

  56. Michel—

      Houellebecq

  57. Blake Butler—

      so horny you can’t even punctuate without afterthought

  58. jereme—

      also: paula bomer

  59. Lily Hoang—

      good call, esp with joyce. his whole fart fetish–can we call it a fetish?–is a delight.

  60. voorface—

      Anna Freud

  61. Nate—

      seconded.

  62. James—

      Ellroy

  63. damon—
  64. rk—

      marcel proust

  65. chet—

      jim harrison. in writing and life

  66. crook teeth smile—

      Melville

  67. michael—

      nick hornby

  68. michael—

      i misread the question

  69. magick mike—

      i will perhaps second this

  70. Dick—

      I’ll hazard a Helen Keller

  71. jonny ross—

      irvine welsh, of course

  72. Paul Cunningham—

      hehe, yes

  73. Juliette—

      Ted Hughes.

  74. gene—

      barry. henry miller.

  75. Guest—

      Not sure, but I’ll bet they’re under 40.

  76. William—

      Burroughs

  77. Greg—

      Dulli

  78. Prince—

      Rogers Nelson III

  79. Bret—

      Easton Ellis

  80. KevinS—

      Terry Southern.
      William Burroughs.
      Nicholson Baker (back in the day).

  81. L'il—

      Kim

  82. Schulyer Prinz—

      not a writer.

  83. voorface—

      No one found my joke funny, so here’s the real answer: Marquis de Sade

  84. mimi—

      I was at a restaurant (with a full bar – a drinky joint) in Berkeley a few weeks ago and the table next to us was having a rip-roaring discussion about I didn’t know what and I turned and looked at them quizzically half laughing and the woman closest to me said “Do YOU think Michael Chabon is gay?”

  85. mimi—

      I’ll second Roth.

  86. Catherine Lacey—

      Nicholson Baker

  87. Bambi A.—

      philip roth

  88. alan—

      peeper

  89. Sidney—

      Sheldon

  90. Harold—

      Robbins

  91. Hayden Derk—

      Haruki Murakami.

  92. jackie corley—

      seconded

  93. kristin—

      does anyone else sense that Foer is waiting for the right moment to just let a big one go

      Wilmot/de Sade/Beardsley = pretty randy

      but my faves: Verlaine// Genet \ Rimbaud = a fisty bread dough sexcat sandwich + prison.

  94. marshall—

      Ha. It is “classic marshall.”

  95. lily hoang—

      Bolano sexes it up.

  96. marshall—

      I think it’s funny to write “tao lin.” It’s like a slogan or a magic spell or something. It feels powerful.

  97. Marco Kaye—

      Donald Barthelme

  98. marshall—

      jeff goldblum

  99. jereme—

      i wonder if dr. ruth ever did x

  100. Stu—

      I will third this.

  101. Nick Antosca—

      It’s definitely Roth.

  102. mark—

      vollmann

  103. Guest—

      tao lin

  104. Guest—

      michael crichton

  105. Craig Davis—

      To me “horny” is not the same as erotic or hypersexual.

      “They call it horny because its devilish, now see we dead wrong…” So its not eros that’s the operative idea in horniness, but rather the rub of desire against guilt. So its got to be a big-C Catholic. And because its an impish impulse, because it derives more pleasure from the play than the game, its a poet. And because its potential for excitement is predicated upon a set of rules designed to be ignored, its an American. And because its power stems from the larger cultural quiet around the question, its a midwesterner. And because its equal parts tactile curiosity and emotional disquiet, its a man.

      Ergo, John Berryman.

  106. Jay—

      James Joyce via his love letters

  107. zzzzzipp—

      NO WAY NOT MICHAEL

      ALTHOUGH THE THAILAND STORY IN “TRAVELS” WAS PRETTY RACEY, HE DID SEEM TO WANT TO DISTANCE HIMSELF FROM THAT UNDERAGE BROTHEL HE VISITED

  108. zzzzzipp—

      FOR HOURS

  109. zzzzzipp—

      HOUELLEBECQ IS A GOOD ONE

  110. evlav—

      chabon: so horny he loses sight of his sexual orientation.

  111. zzzzzipp—

      ZZZZZZIPP WANTED TO SAY MARQUIS DE SADE OR J.G. BALLARD BUT THEN HE REALIZED HE HASN’T READ EITHER OF THEM YET

  112. zzzzzipp—

      THAT WAS TOURISM

      “HEY–GUYS!–GUYS, I LOVED A MAN ONCE”. WE GET IT, MAN. THAT’S FINE.

  113. jereme—

      classic marshall

  114. evlav—

      _drinky joint_

  115. lily hoang—

      Rikki Ducornet?

  116. gavin—

      Vollmann–his novels are like giant erections: long, veiny, and full of girth. and all the whores. so much about the whores.

  117. Guest—

      He was typing one-handed.

  118. Ken Baumann—

      joyce and beckett always seem to be angling for fucking, and fucking, in different ways

  119. lily hoang—

      good call, esp with joyce. his whole fart fetish–can we call it a fetish?–is a delight.

  120. Janey Smith—

      Emily Dickinson.

  121. damon—
  122. chet—

      jim harrison. in writing and life

  123. crook teeth smile—

      Melville

  124. jonny ross—

      irvine welsh, of course

  125. evlav—

      most lascivious, licentious. or most lecherous … RD deserves a better word

  126. KevinS—

      Terry Southern.
      William Burroughs.
      Nicholson Baker (back in the day).

  127. mimi—

      I was at a restaurant (with a full bar – a drinky joint) in Berkeley a few weeks ago and the table next to us was having a rip-roaring discussion about I didn’t know what and I turned and looked at them quizzically half laughing and the woman closest to me said “Do YOU think Michael Chabon is gay?”

  128. mimi—

      I’ll second Roth.

  129. uhhhhh—

      pshhhhhh frederick is obviously the horniest barthelme

  130. jackie corley—

      seconded

  131. Guest—

      Ha. It is “classic marshall.”

  132. Guest—

      I think it’s funny to write “tao lin.” It’s like a slogan or a magic spell or something. It feels powerful.

  133. Marco Kaye—

      Donald Barthelme

  134. Guest—

      jeff goldblum

  135. Nick Antosca—

      It’s definitely Roth.

  136. Jay—

      James Joyce via his love letters

  137. evlav—

      _drinky joint_

  138. Janey Smith—

      Emily Dickinson.

  139. evlav—

      most lascivious, licentious. or most lecherous … RD deserves a better word

  140. samuel peter north—

      sexed

  141. samuel peter north—

      futureman, keep practicing your spelling! spend less time on here.

  142. Rich—

      I was going to say Philip Roth, but I have to agree with you that the prize has to go to the Marquis de Sade. For Philosophy in the Bedroom alone he should get it.

  143. uhhhhh—

      pshhhhhh frederick is obviously the horniest barthelme

  144. damon—

      Ha!

  145. Pete Michael Smith—

      wild nights, wild nights!

  146. Laryssa—

      Seconded.

  147. magick mike—

      what would you call him then? he is certainly “one who writes”

  148. magick mike—

      ballard never strikes me as remarkably horny. also i think sade was more “creative” than “horny”

  149. magick mike—

      emily dicked-her-son

      (via harmony korine & juvenile grade-schoolers everywhere)

  150. mark—

      the “i want nookie” chapter of zimzum has got to be the horniest 5 pages i’ve ever read. and heartbreaking! horny and heartbreaking.

  151. samuel peter north—

      sexed

  152. samuel peter north—

      futureman, keep practicing your spelling! spend less time on here.

  153. Rich—

      I was going to say Philip Roth, but I have to agree with you that the prize has to go to the Marquis de Sade. For Philosophy in the Bedroom alone he should get it.

  154. Kinetta—

      agreed

  155. Stu—

      The boy who wanted to be a journalist.

  156. damon—

      Ha!

  157. Pete Michael Smith—

      wild nights, wild nights!

  158. Laryssa—

      Seconded.

  159. magick mike—

      what would you call him then? he is certainly “one who writes”

  160. magick mike—

      ballard never strikes me as remarkably horny. also i think sade was more “creative” than “horny”

  161. magick mike—

      emily dicked-her-son

      (via harmony korine & juvenile grade-schoolers everywhere)

  162. mark—

      the “i want nookie” chapter of zimzum has got to be the horniest 5 pages i’ve ever read. and heartbreaking! horny and heartbreaking.

  163. Kinetta—

      agreed

  164. Stu—

      The boy who wanted to be a journalist.

  165. Sasha—

      Anais Nin

  166. Tim Jones-Yelvington—

      I think I agree

  167. Tim Jones-Yelvington—

      Bataille?

  168. Sasha—

      Anais Nin

  169. Tim Jones-Yelvington—

      I think I agree

  170. Tim Jones-Yelvington—

      Bataille?

  171. Scottie—

      Ayn Rand

  172. marshall—

      She seems kinky. Rape fantasies and shit. BDSM shit.

  173. Scottie—

      I think Leni Riefenstahl was the horniest female director of all time

  174. pb—

      Robert Lopez, Gary Amdahl, Jereme Dean, Sidney Crosby, Rafael Nadal, Robert Lopez…

  175. pb—

      Mary Gaitskill, R. Gay

  176. pb—

      ALICIA ERIAN, Nick Antosca

  177. Roxane—

      Hells yeah re: Gaitskill, Erian.

  178. Scottie—

      Ayn Rand

  179. Guest—

      She seems kinky. Rape fantasies and shit. BDSM shit.

  180. Scottie—

      I think Leni Riefenstahl was the horniest female director of all time

  181. pb—

      Robert Lopez, Gary Amdahl, Jereme Dean, Sidney Crosby, Rafael Nadal, Robert Lopez…

  182. pb—

      Mary Gaitskill, R. Gay

  183. pb—

      ALICIA ERIAN, Nick Antosca

  184. Roxane—

      Hells yeah re: Gaitskill, Erian.

  185. Alban Fischer—

      Irma Bombeck

  186. phm—

      xTx. Duh.

  187. Alban Fischer—

      Irma Bombeck

  188. phm—

      xTx. Duh.