Word: novelists
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Clinton turned his attention to important, ego-satisfying goals in life, like getting his golf score under 80. He got as close as 82, and spent the rest of the week resting with his family and having dinner with superlawyer Vernon Jordan, Katharine Graham of the Washington Post and novelist William Styron...
James Clavell, the best-selling author of "Shogun" died in Switzerland from a stroke. He was 69. Aside from being a successful novelist, the Australian-born Clavell also wrote the screenplay of popular movies such as "The Fly," "The Great Escape," and "To Sir With Love...
...Trust had gone out of the land," writes Irish novelist Edna O'Brien, "and brother no longer gasped at the bloodshed of brother." For the past 25 years, since the "troubles" began in the North, sectarian killings bore bloody testimony to the truth of that verdict. Now, following months of secret negotiations, there appears a glimmer of hope that peace...
Ifirst came across David Sedaris' name in a collection of "alternative new queer writing" edited by novelist Dennis Cooper (he of the Jeffrey Daumer-like heroes and highly-theorized fascination with rimming). Sedaris' entry in this in-your-face collection was called "Glenn's Homophobia Newsletter Vol. 3, No. 2," a lampoon of self-righteous activism and P.C. paranoia. (Glenn indulges in frequent digressions about cruel ex-boyfriends and screams intolerance when a cornerstore cashier resists an inelegant, intrusive seduction). It was funny, a little off-color but not quite as deliberately smellyas some of the other offerings...
When Diana realizes Deric has met another woman he likes, the blind novelist, Aileen Armitage (Sian Thomas), she encourages him to pursue the relationship. Diana secretly meets with Aileen, they realize they have a great deal in common, and she convinces Aileen to pursue Deric after she dies. A beautiful, loving sacrifice, it proves the unconditional nature of Diana's love for Deric...