The State of Art and Literature with Mark Helprin
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- In part two of this two-part series, novelist Mark Helprin enraptures his host, Eric Metaxas, and listeners with many fantastical - and true - stories, beginning with the first book contract he was offered at age seven, which his father declined, and including selling his first short stories to the New Yorker, and the book John Cheever, a friend, wrote about his family. The duo discuss the state of art and literature more broadly, and yet the conversation is never short of tales and details, including Helprin’s disdain for the word brunch.
“The shelf was filled with books that were hard to read, that could devastate and remake one's soul, and that, when they were finished, had a kick like a mule.” Mark Helprin, Winter's Tale 1983
Thank you, good sirs.
Listening to these two gents chat about whatever and everything and writing in particular each week is really a wonderful treat. I hope this series continues . . .
Wonderful conversations with Mark Helprin. These videos inspired me to get "The Oceans And The Stars" from the library yesterday. Our blistering summer here in Charleston SC gave way to cool breezes after Labor Day, so I'm looking forward to a pleasant weekend of reading on the porch.
Greetings from Canada! 🇨🇦
Thank you! A most enjoyable hour, evocative of an era I wish I could have experienced fully...
Toda raba, chevrim! Thank you for sharing these blazes of life.
Paradox! Pair o' ducks. Quack quack!
thank you - a breath of old fresh air...
Sorry when this marvelous hour ended. Mention of Grace Metalious and "Peyton Place" led me to hope that Mark Helprin would talk a little about the novels of Herman Wouk that were so popular starting in the postwar years. It struck me that Wouk could write stories about anything, from a mutiny aboard a United States Navy vessel to a love affair between an aspiring actress and a callous playwright. I'm hoping that Eric's interviews with Mark will pick up again. Thank you.
Moore's Law was mentioned 16,743 times in print alone, in 1975.
Love Helprin’s books. Thoroughly enjoyed “The Oceans and the Stars,” even the technical ship stuff! Hope he keeps writing novels, even in this TikTok age of abject piffle.
I hope Eric M. has finally learned to let the guest talk without constantly interrupting and to stop “reminding” the guest and viewers that he’s a Yale grad about 5 times per episode. I like his views, he has fascinating guests……it’s just that I’ve been unsuccessful in my past attempts to overlook his corny humor, love of the sound of his own voice, and what seems to be hubris. (Which I realize says a lot about me…like being shallow and immature.) I hope this conversation proves me wrong!
Go to any bookstore or library, and you'll see that 9 out of 10 new books are feminist or lgbtq propaganda. Literature is dead.
Even the romance genre is now populated by men saying things like “I like that you’re strong, you’re independent- and I love that you kick ass” because God forbid the man protects the woman from anything🙄
An agent just rejected my latest novel, after praising it to the skies, because she couldn't see how she could sell it in today's market. The only chance for writers who don't have the name of a Helprin is to publish with a micro-press, and be ignored. If you're lucky you get a couple of hundred readers.
GRAMMAR COLLAPSE: "all of the books didn't have hard covers" vs. "none of the books had hard covers"
It’s the first draft, he’ll fix it in the revisions.