June 11th, 2010 / 4:47 pm
Snippets
Snippets
Nick Antosca—
Katherine Dunn hasn’t published a novel in the 21 years since Geek Love. But she’s been working on one, and an excerpt is coming out in the Paris Review soon, thanks to an entreaty from editor Caitlin Roper. Also, remember that time last winter when she showed a mugger what’s up?
“I would normally lead, as all good boxers do, with my left hand,” she said. “But my left hand was tied up in the purse.”
sweet
Yes, very nice.
I’ve never read Geek Love and only heard of it recently. Recommendations?
I’m still much more afraid of being shot for trespassing by Carolyn Chute.
Her in between book, essays on boxing, was pretty excellent. One Ring Circus.
Oh my god I’m old. But I can’t wait for her new one.
“I would normally lead, as all good boxers do, with my left hand,” she said. “But my left hand was tied up in the purse.”
sweet
Yes, very nice.
I’ve never read Geek Love and only heard of it recently. Recommendations?
I’m still much more afraid of being shot for trespassing by Carolyn Chute.
Her in between book, essays on boxing, was pretty excellent. One Ring Circus.
Oh my god I’m old. But I can’t wait for her new one.
Geek Love is a special novel, one of the best published in the ’80s.
Katherine also has a great short story in that Sonic Youth Noise anthology that Peter Wild edited. Also, her first two books are pretty cool too, especially Attic. The opening scenes in that book pin you down like a mofo.
Geek Love is a special novel, one of the best published in the ’80s.
Katherine also has a great short story in that Sonic Youth Noise anthology that Peter Wild edited. Also, her first two books are pretty cool too, especially Attic. The opening scenes in that book pin you down like a mofo.
GEEK LOVE is the book she’s known for……her earlier novel TRUCK is also very good, if different — somewhat of an On the Road-type structure which if you visualize it as a film in your head your might star the longlost teenage Tatum O’Neal.
GEEK LOVE is the book she’s known for……her earlier novel TRUCK is also very good, if different — somewhat of an On the Road-type structure which if you visualize it as a film in your head your might star the longlost teenage Tatum O’Neal.