Here's another repost.
I've just caught up on digests after travel, so I'm a bit
behind. A few things on this topic:
The new releases of Woman Chaser and Machine have resulted in
a Lawrence Block review in the new issue of BookForum
(ArtForum's quarterly book review). There is some inaccurate
information, but it's still an interesting, visible notice
(maybe also appropriate since it's the ArtForum thing--though
they should've had notice of "Burnt Orange").
People are mentioning two Willeford autobiographies. There is
also the self-published, short "Guide to the
Undehemmorhoided" (sp?) about his own surgery, and a few
other matters. Great great stuff.
Dave notes:
"I seem to recall reading in the Herran bio that Willeford
considered "Shark Infested Custard" his best work, upon
finishing it. (late 60's?)"
Shark is later. The novel was shopped between 1974 and 1977
(I think noted in Herron). Willeford sometimes thought
strongly (exuberantly?) of his most recent work or work in
progress. I like Shark quite a bit. I like Black Mass of
Brother Springer even more. Herron I believe quotes Willeford
as writing in his diary that this book was "the best
existentialist novel ever to be printed in English." He later
called the book "weird" and said, "I was temporarily insane
when I wrote it."
Doug
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