tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136885462262525.post5102608769948112731..comments2024-03-09T00:19:36.011-08:00Comments on Reading the Short Story: David Bezmozgis: a Successful Paradigm of the Immigrant Short StoryCharles E. Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11642048806407593585noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136885462262525.post-15984261237333461722009-05-04T15:09:00.000-07:002009-05-04T15:09:00.000-07:00Yeah, of course you are right, David. Was it Samue...Yeah, of course you are right, David. Was it Samuel Johnson who said that anybody who writes for any reason other than money is a fool, or something like that. And anyone who writes would love to get the kind of promotional buzz that Bezmozgis got. Honest to God, I hope Wells Tower is making a bundle, for the buzz surround his book has got a lot of people interested in the short story, at least for the next 15 minutes.Charles E. Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11642048806407593585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136885462262525.post-89602227575313846692009-05-04T14:49:00.000-07:002009-05-04T14:49:00.000-07:00Charles:
You make “writes well” and “ethnic” into...Charles:<br /><br />You make “writes well” and “ethnic” into bad things. We all know it’s the job of publishers to sell books, and that they will use whatever promotional tools they can. Certainly these have helped to sell our books, by pushing one of us as a refugee from Appalachia and the other as a stoned WASP. If they sell books, why not? I wish someone had reviewed me with “What’s not to like?”davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136885462262525.post-52595722278470945552009-05-04T11:31:00.000-07:002009-05-04T11:31:00.000-07:00Well, I guess that answers my question.Well, I guess that answers my question.Beckynoreply@blogger.com