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Word: doncha (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...film in which Miller reads from his own work are too long. He is not a very good reader, and his literary style is so conversational that he is at his best when he retells a story he wrote in one of his books. His extempore dialogue interspersed with "doncha know" and "isn't that so." is witty and engaging. His gruff, gravelly voice, not unlike that of Huphrey Bogart, conveys a tone of ironic detachment which helps in sensing the tone of his books...

Author: By Theodore Sedgwick, | Title: The Filmgoer The Henry Miller Odyssey | 12/8/1969 | See Source »

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