On Reading DeLillo’s Libra
In Don Delillo’s Libra, all the men are of the same ilk to an extent that isn’t believable. They all seem shaped by DeLillo’s masculine sensibility. They are all in ¾ profile, or less. There’s a whole domain of feeling that none of them experience—or, being a domain, I should say “enter.” None enters it, this domain of feeling. It’s a place, broadly put, of vulnerable, soft emotions. (Believe me, I never thought this kind of thing would be my literary crusade.) Continue reading »
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A story of mine, “28 Things About the Beast,” appears in the October 2009 issue of Qwerty, a Canadian journal.
It’s a fluffy little number. It’s literary merangue. Read it online.
The Loft
From the Earnest News department, I’m pleased to share that I’ll be teaching a class at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis in the summer of 2010. It will be an 8-week workshop on Literary short fiction as a genre.
If you don’t know about The Loft, do check them out. Loft classes are a great way for writers of all levels to keep inspired, connected, and productive.
Link to the class.
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Javascotia is now available for your Kindle.
Benjamin Obler is the author of Javascotia, a novel from Penguin Books UK.