The Shitty and the Pillar

From today’s New York Times:

What do you think is your own best novel? I don’t answer questions like that. Ever. And you ought not to ask them.

Well, it was a great pleasure talking to you. I doubt that.

(via Jenny D)

[UPDATE: Vidal on Kucinich’s impeachment proceedings.]

© 2008, Edward Champion. All rights reserved.

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Steven Augustine
17 years ago

You reach a certain age and automatically earn your exasperation, I think.

KateCoe
KateCoe
17 years ago

Or you’re completely gag-ga and Solomon is too addled herself to notice. How much of this interview did she have to edit, anyway?

Patrick Stephenson
Patrick Stephenson
17 years ago

Asked to name a few good novelists, he goes straight to Philip Roth and Norman Mailer. Jeezus christ, it’s 2008. Get over your generation.