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posted by
davidt
on Monday March 01 2010, @01:00PM
auntie christ writes:
NPR interview with Peter Wild the editor of Please: Fiction Inspired by the Smiths.
---Writing With The Smiths: Pen, Paper And Morrissey - NPR.org From Harper Perennial: PLEASE Fiction Inspired by the Smiths Edited by Peter Wild On sale: 3/2/2010 “There’s more to life than books, you know, but not much more.” So said rock icon Morrissey, the lead singer and face of The Smiths, one of the most beloved bands of the last 25 years and the band who has now inspired PLEASE: Fiction Inspired by the Smiths (A Harper Perennial Paperback Original). In PLEASE, a charming man betrays friends in the name of celebrity. Love blooms by the cemetery gates. A sour rain falls on the new young Queen divine. Shoplifters of the world unite in order to tug a reluctant aardvark out of a hole. A sweet and tender hooligan swings a three-bar fire like it was a demolition ball. The death of a Miami disco dancer inspires a new TV show. And a naked birthday rendition of ‘Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now’ is seen across the globe. Like the Smiths themselves, PLEASE is at times both dark and melancholy – but always with a hint of sweetness. Editor Peter Wild is the co-author of Before the Rain, a short story collection from Flax Books, and the editor of The Flash, an anthology of flash fiction published by Social Disease, and Noise: Fiction inspired by Sonic Youth (Harper Perennial, Jan 2009). His journalism has appeared in publications like The Guardian, The Independent, and Time Out, and his fiction has appeared in publications like Dogmatika and 3AM Magazine. He lives and works in Manchester, England with his wife and three children.
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<em>Please: Fiction Inspired by the Smiths</em> out Mar. 2, 2010; NPR interviews editor Peter Wild
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I don't know why, but... (Score:2, Insightful)
(User #23227 Info)
Re:I don't know why, but... (Score:2, Insightful)
I think 'Dolly' means that the book has SO many references, it could be bad. Looks a bit clumsy and too heavy on the old references. I don't think she was saying your beloved is 'bad'. Keep calm.
(User #23387 Info)
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Well worth a listen (Score:2, Insightful)
Very enjoyable!
"...what kinds of bands - were there bands that people turned to more than others when they actually sat down to write? And The Smiths was one of those bands that came up time and again. "
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Preaching to the converted... (Score:2, Insightful)
(User #20863 Info)
there are (Score:1)
lately, it gets more and more
which is good, but I wonder if these books get
attention without mention Morrissey
I personally don't go after these,I'm waiting
for a Peephholism part 2, and at least 2 bio's
written by those people themselves, or spoken into recorder and co-wrote by someone whose job
is to write stuff over 150 pages
going of topic, well Gaga is single and celibate
just read, so shocked, I leave you wondering,
or whatever, but I was in disbelief
(User #220 Info)
This is not new (Score:3, Informative)
Nobody seems to have noticed, but this is just the American edition of last year's "Paint A Vulgar Picture: Fiction Inspired By The Smiths". It seems the old title was not appropriate in the States.
Stephane
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Re:This is not new (Score:2, Insightful)
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I'll give it a read (Score:0)