The brilliant editors at GRANTA have just come out with a new issue centered around the provocative title of this post. The writers assembled include Jeannette Winterson, Herta Muller, Dave Eggers, Roberto Bolano, C K Williams, Carl Philips... just to name a few. Remarkable company. And with a really admirable flair, they've commissioned two young British artists (currently showing at the Barbican) to make three
micro-films touching upon three of the pieces in the issue. The first film concerns the Bolano; the second, yours truly's essay, "The Unwriteable"; the third, a not-to-be-missed finale, is based on Dave Eggers's "Four Animals Contemplating Sex." Enjoy!
Fantastic clip of these stories in film, Mark. I'm intrigued.
ReplyDeleteI now eagerly await my copy in the mail!
ReplyDeletesomething uneasy and provocative about these micro-films...especially the piece for your work. i'm intrigued, for sure.
ReplyDeleteNot wishing to embarrass you on your own blog, but I read your piece a few days ago and thought it was a quite magnificent piece of writing. I shivered a number of times, both at the phrasing and the things that phrasing conjured. (A shiver, for the avoidance of doubt, is a good thing).
ReplyDeleteMysterious and spooky, more so because my internet connection kept slowing; the film would stop and advance, stop and advance, making this short film exquisitely suspenseful. A concentrated feeling of danger and promise.
ReplyDeleteI'm captivated.
ReplyDeleteThank you!