I associated excellence in writing with New York City. Garth Risk Hallberg cityexcellencewrite Change image and share on social
I came to feel that, in addition to Imre Kertesz, Hungary has produced at least three contemporary novelists who deserve the Nobel: Peter Nadas, Peter Esterhazy and Laszlo Krasznahorkai. Garth Risk Hallberg additioncontemporarydeserve Change image and share on social
You don't have to subject yourself to the sweep and rigor of Bourdieu's book 'Distinction' to feel how thoroughly a lower-calorie version of its ideas has been absorbed into the cultural bloodstream. Garth Risk Hallberg absorbbloodstreambook Change image and share on social
I had a major bug for cities and for paintings and literature and all the things I thought went on in cities. Garth Risk Hallberg bugcityliterature Change image and share on social
I'd been coming to New York for weekends since I was 17, and after 9/11, I started making these trips more frequently, just to make contact with the city. Garth Risk Hallberg citycomecontact Change image and share on social
I respect Billy Joel, but I'm not a guy who's gonna sit down and listen to the entire 'Essential Billy Joel.' Garth Risk Hallberg billyentireessential Change image and share on social
It may be that Tolstoy and Virginia Woolf were sitting around fretting about their Amazon reviews or their pre-pub whatever, but I kind of doubt it. I don't think that's how the work probably got made. Garth Risk Hallberg amazondoubtfret share on social
Definitely, something is happening out there in Internet world at any given moment, but the likelihood that it's something that can't wait until that evening for you to find out about it is very small. Garth Risk Hallberg evenfindhappen share on social
We who curate our Twitter feeds and Facebook walls understand that at least part of what we're doing publicly, 'like'-ing what we like, is trying to separate ourselves from the herd. Garth Risk Hallberg curatefacebookfeed Change image and share on social
Sure, 'Les Miserables' can be melodramatic. And seeing the musical instead of reading the novel will save you some time and spare you the long part where Hugo goes on and on about the Parisian sewer system. But I would hate for the novel to lose that. Garth Risk Hallberg hatehugolong share on social
