Venice was always one step removed from what was going on. If you were in Turin or in Milan or one of the industrial centers, you would have had a much more active political constituency. Venice essentially lived for itself.
I think most writers' houses are disappointing. What's much more atmospheric and interesting are the places they wrote about. - Joseph Kanon
I think most writers' houses are disappointing. What's much more atmospheric and interesting are the places they wrote about.
- Joseph Kanon
Being an editor doesn't make you a better writer - or vice versa. The worst thing any editor can do is be in competition with his writer. - Joseph Kanon
Being an editor doesn't make you a better writer - or vice versa. The worst thing any editor can do is be in competition with his writer.
Venice was always one step removed from what was going on. If you were in Turin or in Milan or one of the industrial centers, you would have had a mu… - Joseph Kanon
Venice was always one step removed from what was going on. If you were in Turin or in Milan or one of the industrial centers, you would have had a mu…
You know the sultans used to light their garden parties with turtles? They'd put candles on their backs and let them wander around. Hundreds of them. - Joseph Kanon
You know the sultans used to light their garden parties with turtles? They'd put candles on their backs and let them wander around. Hundreds of them.
At graduation, I assumed I'd be in publishing, but first I went to England and got a master's degree in English Literature. And then I came back to N… - Joseph Kanon
At graduation, I assumed I'd be in publishing, but first I went to England and got a master's degree in English Literature. And then I came back to N…
When you're editing, you want to be the perfect appreciator, not another writer. - Joseph Kanon
When you're editing, you want to be the perfect appreciator, not another writer.
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