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...Sancton and Burke regularly team up to write about the spectacle that is Berlusconi, chronicling his tumultuous political campaigns as well as a business empire that ranges from TV networks to the AC Milan football club. Last week the two took a seat in the front row of the spectacle as Berlusconi prepared for May 13 elections that are likely to put him in the Prime Minister's office for a second time. Together they spoke with political experts and key aides to both Berlusconi and his main opponent, Francesco Rutelli, and, between campaign stops, with Rutelli himself. Later, Burke...
Unlike many contemporary memoirists, Susan Travers waited to write her first book until its publication would no longer cause a scandal. At 91, the British-born Travers can rest easy. Tomorrow to Be Brave (Bantam Press; 287 pages) won't damage any careers or break any hearts. The book, which tells the fascinating story of the only woman ever to serve in the French Foreign Legion, is a rich, rewarding read. The Legion takes recruits from all over the world, subjects them to grueling training in some of the bleakest spots on earth and spits them out, five years later...
However, Styron also had many interesting reflections on the writing process. Since his novel would be best described as a historical novel, it is not surprising that Styron was asked how he would change his novel in the light of new historical evidence, if he were to write his novel today. With a bemused smile, Styron explained his theory: “A historical novel doesn’t profit from too much historical information,” he said. He then compared writing a novel to furnishing a room: it is necessary to add enough furniture (historical facts...
Styron was motivated by his Southern upbringing to write the novel; “segregation left a scar on [his] psyche.” He feels a distinct connection to the era of American slavery, because his own grandmother owned two slaves at the time of emancipation...
...would just flesh it out, changing it, adding new melodies. But now, for the next record, we have a regular rehearsal space we go to every day when we’re not on the road. We go there and just spontaneously play, and whatever happens happens. Ryan writes all the lyrics, and it’s something I really admire him for, because it’s tough to write lyrics that don’t end up sounding cheesy or trite yet aren’t so abstract and can still mean something to people...