This week, pales to the best moment of american literature, tom wolfe wrote in one of his manifestoes on behalf of literary realism, we need a battalion of brigade to head out into this one with far and predictable of stopping and three claiming it as liberty property. As the trouble of turning yourself into an america is that you immediately expose being trumped by reality, the critics are forever basing him from going over the top, for using cartoon characters returned is the opposite. Mr. Wolfson satire pains into significance paint with a reality that he tries to capture. Charlotte simmons was born and raised in what grand ther virgid give me virginia and at Yale University and the start of his journalistic career at the university newspaper. University newspaper. I dislike american correspondent for the Washington Post he earned the prize for his coverage of the cuban revoluti revolution. His 1962, he moved to the tribune where he interviewed the Staff Writers signed and a leader
Great to be back and a special honor to be invited to introduce tom wolfe and a huge burden because how does one introduce tom wolfe . One read the economist, of course. Two weeks ago was a wonderful article on literary realism and i will quote as a way of introduction. For use tom wolfe has been lambasting the establishment for ignoring the best story around, their own country. America positively titillate with fantastic stories and get its writers ensconced in their manhattan lofts and residentss cant be bothered to look further than the ends of their noses. This week, a moment in American Literature, he wrote in one of his manifestoes on behalf of literary realism we need a battalion, a brigade of zolofts to head into the wild bizarre, heart stopping country of ours, reclaim it as literary property. The trouble turning yourself into an american is you expose yourself to being trump by reality, better sort of critics are forever lambasting tom wolfe for going over the top, using cart
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[applause] hello everyone. By the this we will be behind the curtain. [laughter] welcome to the book event i am the executive director of the Writers League of texas the Largest Organization in texas helping writers of every stage of their career love the opportunity to talk to public authors about their most recent books and dig in a little bit more than we get to as often as we would like so we are learning more about what went into creating the book especially the books were talking about today there are so many interesting things that would be applicable to any writers. Who here writes but did not raise your hand . [laughter] we will make sure we get to that conversation as well. But i want to say quickly thank you we are so lucky to be here in austin with literary communities and i hope you will enjoy the conversation to bring your book up to be signed the best way to support writers is to buy their books. Yes. Finally i want to read her bio she will beat a little from the book an
To do is have the opportunity to talk with publix authors about their most recent book. Also to dig in a little bit more than i think we get to you as often as we like at book events. Learning a little bit more about what went into creating the book there are so many interesting things that kate can share that i think would be applicable to any writer. Who here is a writer . Who here writes that did not raise their hands . [laughter] that is fair. Always a few of you appeared we will make sure we get some conversation as well. I just want to say really quickly before we start, a big thank you to book people. We have a lot of literary community. One of the big cubs of that is this bookstore. Thank you for having us here tonight. I hope that you will enjoy the conversation and that you will go downstairs and get a book. I think we all know the best way to support writers is to buy their book. We are going to encourage you to do that tonight, to appeared finally, i wanted to read kates fi