Her era was over …
When Marilyn Monroe at 35 saw young Audrey Hepburn she knew her era was over; & when Ginzberg heard John Ashbery read, end of Beat era. —@JoyceCarolOates on Twitter
Disadvantage of novelists in politically charged times …
Disadvantage of novelists in politically charged times—a sympathy for diverse points of view will get you in serious trouble. @JoyceCarolOates on Twitter
The Great Gatsby: An Essay in Tweets
Strange how a literary work evolves into something meta-literary & “mythical”: Frankenstein, Dracula, Huckleberry Finn, yes & “Gatsby.” Hating “The Great Gatsby” (the novel) is like spitting into the Grand […]
Celestial Timepiece 