New Cormac?

[rich]

Like the Pynchon rumors, CM has been quoted as saying he was working on
something like 3 books at once. he is getting on in years. interesting for
him to be giving a reading. You never know. who thought Delillo would do
them but now he seems fairly comfortable doing them.

rich

On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sutree I once learned was one he started before most of his earlier
> published ones and kept working on.
>
> Perhaps it is the same for what we learn of the new one.
>
> On Tue, Aug 4, 2015 at 11:09 AM,  <msacha1121 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Dear friend now in the dusty clockless hours of the town...
> >
> > From the few details that have come out, the novel sounds wonderful. A
> > return to the south, for one, and maybe a Suttree-esque story of lost
> souls.
> > All speculation of course... Here's hoping someone posts a transcript of
> the
> > event.
> >
> > On Aug 4, 2015, at 9:41 AM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I originally cringed when I head Cormac was going to be on Oprah but
> unlike
> > Jonathan Frazen who seemed off-put by it, Cormac was very gracious and I
> > think quite an engaging speaker. any man who can write like he does and
> can
> > build his own house is impressive in my book. been waiting too long for a
> > true novel from him as the last few have been reworked screenplays. The
> > novel is supposed to be about a suicide and her brother coming to grips
> with
> > it though reportedly the book is mostly about her. Rumor has it that it
> > takes place in New Orleans in 1980 (I think No Country for Old Men takes
> > place in 1980 as well). these are just tidbits I've found online and its
> > supposed to be longer so there's that.
> > as much as Blood Meridian is a breathtaking (literally) book, I have to
> say
> > I have a deeper fondness and appreciation for Suttree--its funny, brutal,
> > strange, and sad
> >
> > rich
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 9:51 PM, Mark Sacha <msacha1121 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Have you seen the interview? I think he did great. In fact was so soft
> >> spoken and earnest it made her look a bit of a fool. But he still seemed
> >> uncomfortable - my point being that like our old pal Tommy P he seems to
> >> prefer a private to a public life. If Pynchon made a public appearance
> on
> >> Jimmy Kimmel, I think we'd be a little taken aback. Not disparaging.
> Deeply
> >> respect the man.
> >>
> >> On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 9:36 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Why would anyone disparage him for an Oprah interview? Really? What's
> >>> with that?
> >>>
> >>> I still love Blood Meridian, his Melville imitation, and a fine job.
> >>>
> >>> David Morris
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Monday, August 3, 2015, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Consensus belief, I think, is he allowed himself to be on and
> >>>> interviewed by Oprah was because he wanted a big hit of sales. for his
> >>>> family, he wasn't/ isn't young. Big lifetime-earned semi-retirement
> payoff.
> >>>> He had live very poor for a long time. Oprah would not have selected
> the
> >>>> book otherwise.
> >>>>
> >>>> He quoted the great line from Bullitt: " You work your side of the
> >>>> street and I'll work mine" as he defined himself against Oprah's "
> >>>> marketing.
> >>>>
> >>>> Sent from my iPad
> >>>>
> >>>> On Aug 3, 2015, at 4:34 PM, Mark Sacha <msacha1121 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> The third paragraph makes it sound like someone apart from McCarthy
> will
> >>>> be doing the reading, which is probably for the best (still have no
> clue why
> >>>> he allowed himself to be interviewed on Oprah of all things). There's
> been
> >>>> mention of him working on this one for quite a while now and even a
> >>>> manuscript copy in the archives at Texas State, but the fact that
> it's being
> >>>> aired in any form is probably a good sign.
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 3:36 PM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Cormac Mccarthy will be reading from his yet to be published new
> novel
> >>>>> The Passenger on Wednesday at the Santa Fe Institute.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://santafe.edu/gevent/detail/public/2208/
> >>>>>
> >>>>> rich
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>
> >
>
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