A Flag for Sunrise

[Richard Romeo]

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In some ways, The Body Artist seems to me an attempt to wiggle out of his 
over-popularity--whether it retains quality is of course subjective. I'm 
curious how DD will balance fame and the increased spare obscurity of 
further work, which is the direction I would suspect he'll be headed
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Much of DD's early stuff hasn't dated well--Americana, GJS, End Zone.  Like 
Dennis Johnson, the man writes beautifully, no doubt. I agree about the 
surface pleasure of his writing. Maybe I'm past that surface--and maybe one 
more Buddha has been killed--but that's OK.
My view on DeLillo is like my view on dope--though I don't smoke it anymore, 
I'd encourage those wishing enlightenment of a sort to try it.

Re:  Flag Sunrise--i think of Nicaragua as Teca, Compostela as Honduras--any 
idea what Stone based the novel on, or maybe it's just a composite?

Rich


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