Comments on: Annie Proulx Fan? Read On.

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:00:30 +0000

Charlotte: Be wonderful to ask Annie Proulx a question, though it’s hard to imagine what that might be.

The woman’s books ask a lot of questions already, and typically, her short stories leave me speechless.

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:45:18 +0000

Dear Tom and ‘HH’,

I am writing from the BBC World Service and our programme The World Book Club, where fans can ask their favourite author questions about one of their novels.

Our next programme is with Annie Proulx so I am trying to find people who may be interested in asking a question about ‘Shipping News’ or ‘Close Range’.

If either of you are please get in touch with me at worldbookclub@bbc.co.uk

I hope to hear from you soon,

Charlotte.

By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 17:26:51 +0000

Yeah, I thought the statement about Western literature being largely escapist in nature prior to the 1990s overreached by a fair amount, but symptomatic of a largely eastern myopia about literature.

I love the New Yorker, but know better than to wholly buy into its opinions about the arts and culture outside of the seething mass of humanity on the eastern seaboard.

And thanks Marshall!

By: Fly Fishing News - MidCurrent

Fly Fishing News - MidCurrent — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 12:25:57 +0000

Annie Proulx and Wyoming’s Red Desert…

Tom Chandler over at Trout Underground (“Annie Proulx Fan? Read On”) uncovered a piece in New West magazine about Annie Proulx, who most know as the author of “Brokeback Mountain” and The Shipping News. Jenny Shank atttended Proulx’s recent talk…..

By: HH

HH — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 23:31:00 +0000

Thanks for the link Tom. Nice article. Count me in as a Proulx fan as well. I do take exception to Patricia Limerick’s remark about Western literature before the 1990’s though. I wonder if the name Wallace Stegner rings a bell with her. I would hope so.