A 'powerful new literary voice' is soon to be unleashed on us. So announces editor Walter Donohue (of Simon & Schuster) who has just bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Palo Alto: Stories, a debut fiction from the Spider-Man and James Dean actor James Franco.
The hype describes the book as a 'compelling portrait of lives on the rough fringes of youth.'
Neither Hollywood fame nor handsomeness can account entirely for this further hyphenation of his career (he loves to paint, too). In the 'past two years, he has been awarded degrees in English literature from UCLA and Creative Writing from Columbia and has been accepted in to Yale's English PhD programme,' reports The Bookseller. At the very least we can be confident of accomplished techniques and few dangling participles.
Ethan Hawke
No, I have not read Palo Alto - it's not due for release in the UK until next January (October 2010 in the US). So I can't judge. But still I inwardly groan at the news. Of course his fame and young sexy movie-going fan base have played a part in
It's all very redolent of Gattaca actor Ethan Hawke's literary poke as a Hollywood-be writer. Back in 1996 he debuted with his so-so novel The Hottest State and last published the deeply humdrum Ash Wednesday (2003). Sadly, his new powerful literary voice appears to have done a Julie Andrews since. Yet there's nothing publishers love more than established glamour with prosy airs, no matter how short-lived or frankly unreadable. Think of the photo-shoots, darling.
I can already see the James Franco GQ serialisation and exclusive interview with Piers Morgan.
I hope I'm wrong. I really do.
James Franco
I always thought that Ethan was more of the silent literary type after meeting hi and getting to know him. Ethan would buy wine from me in Woodstock..He seemed very introspective V. so, you never know.xxx
ReplyDeletety for advise. I am sorry that I have not gotten back to you..no, they don't include word program any longer in new lap tops BTW....thinking of a MAC.
you could have used my name Victor my dear friend..sneaky...I did get to know some wonderful people in Woodstock and I was very impressed with Ethan actually..He was so much more down to earth than Uma, who was a regular customer also. I am sure that you have read that her father is head monk/teacher of one of the monastery's in Woodstock area..I was not quite sure what to make of her actually...she was dressed in Woodstock attire..comfortable, without makeup..Very understated, but nice enough all the same..she was also looking for bargain cases for her parties! She had great taste in wine..I remember that she only drank organic wine actually...just a little trivia..
ReplyDeletewish you were here..!!
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I saw Ethan and Uma in Cannes one year, I didn't think then they'd last much longer. As a couple they didn't look bonded, and they never talked. Organic wine - how's that different from just wine? x
ReplyDeleteFor a wine to be labeled “Organic” and bear the USDA organic seal, it must be made from organically grown grapes and give information about who the certifying agency is. A wine in this category cannot have any added sulfites. It may have naturally occurring sulfites, but the total sulfite level must be less than 20 parts per million.
ReplyDeleteLolonis was Uma's favorite, and actually was quite good..especially the Zinfandel..
steph xx