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I love to hear stories about writers. Sherwood
Anderson, for
example, didn't watch what he was eating and died because he ingested a
toothpick along
with an hors d'oeurve. Goethe's last words were "More light!" Don
DeLillo's sister types all his manuscripts for him. This site is a collection of such tidbits about some of my favorite writers, and I hope as time goes on other people who are interested in this harmless activity will contribute stories they've heard. But since [standard disclaimer about this being my site and my opinions] then [don't get your nose bent out of joint disclaimer]. And I do mean to favor writers I personally really, really like. To be fair, or to push my opinions on others, I plan to include one page from the author's work, so you can see for yourself how good they are. In fact, one reason I started this site is because I wanted to create a gallery of wonderful pages -- real text from top-notch writers. Most of the time the page I use will be the first page of the given book, though I may break that rule in some instances. But I'll let you know when I do. I encourage everyone to run out and buy these books, and buy them in hardback, because you'll want to keep them a long, long time and read them over a lot, and paperbacks fall apart after one use. Also, you might want to check out the Banned Books web site. It's harmless. Enjoy! Martha Conway P.S. I saw that I was so far compiling a list of women, so to be PC I've included a couple of white males. They're great!
Paulette Bates Alden | "The Reunion" (from Feeding the Eagles) Marcelle Clements | "A Rendezvous with Sloth" (from The Dog is Us) Margaret Drabble | The Radiant Way Deborah Eisenberg | "Days" (from Transactions in a Foreign Currency) Paula Fox | Desperate Characters Denis Johnson | "Steady Hands at Seattle General" (from Jesus' Son) Doris Lessing | The Summer Before the Dark James Salter | American Express Virginia Woolf | Mrs. Dalloway
Send me a message with stories you know! conway@ced.berkeley.edu
Last updated 3/13/96 mmc
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