Will Self, "Phone"
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- Опубликовано: 3 мар 2018
- Will Self discusses his novel, "Phone", at Politics and Prose on 2/10/18.
Self’s Booker-shortlisted Umbrella was a dazzling stream of consciousness that introduced the unconventional, but probably brilliant, psychiatrist Zach Busner. Its sequel, Shark, was a wild fever dream of a book that followed Busner as he opened, and attempted to run, an experimental residential center. Now Self concludes the trilogy with a novel set in the digital age, one that, fittingly, reads like a data stream. Beset by the twin demons of too much information and Alzheimer’s, Busner is struggling not to lose his mind. Meanwhile, in a parallel story line, the cryptic Jonathan De’Ath, aka The Butcher, negotiates a complicated relationship with Colonel Gawain Thomas, a tank commander.
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currently going through as many will self lectures etc on youtube - and having so(!) much fun doing so. great writer, marvellous speaker and mind, lovely bloke.
Watching this on my phone. Like a boss.
I could listen to Mr Self reading the back of a cat litter bag (compliment!) . . . brilliant. thanks for uploading. Really enjoy your videos. Will, if you happened to read this - consider a (very long) unabridged audio version of the trilogy - if you had nothing else to do . . .
Really interesting talk. Thanks for uploading!!
I thought about driving in from Louisville, Kentucky for this. I now wish that I had as I haven't seen Will do a reading since I was living in New York and "Umbrella" just had just come out. (And he doesn't come to colonies often.)
Hope to see him again in the not-too-distant future.
Fantastic talk.
Fantastic reading... many thanks to the Politics and Prose Bookstore for uploading this.
interesting stuff!
Will Self is fantastic and a phenomenal writer, articulate and wise but he is also often full of shit. I think that'a fair loving assessment. I love him, especially this trilogy.
I imagine that Will Self reads lots of books.
I think if someone can read a 300 page + novel and understand it and enjoy it and remember the story line to it for years later, and do the same for many 300 + page novels, remembering the characters and story to all of them for years later, then that is GENIUS!
I can read, what I have a problem with his putting the words along the sentences in a way that makes understandings and meanings in my brain.
Enjoy your Summer, Lex!
With Best Wishes!
Cheers - Mike.
Lex Wick Self's books are a fucking drudge. I threw his last one away. He has zero ability to connect emotionally, just a load of word wank.
Will Self talks about Crossrail, gentrification and the loss of creative heritage in our upcoming documentary which opens the Portobello Film Festival on August the 3oth More info here ruclips.net/video/0YvZIBsz0CM/видео.html
To paraphrase: It's expensive to pay for using another's work. Catch me if you can.
Not sure about the northern accent.