In this memoir, literary critic Broyard tells the story of his life in Greenwich Village in post-WWII 1946. It's a free-thinking time, where eveyone appears obsessed with books, ideas, and art. This reminded me so much of the beat writers in San Francisco, but as Broyard points out, minus the drugs. In some ways it seems like a frustrating pointless life and time, with people moving in and out of each other's lives, discussing philosophy, but finding no answers. In other ways, it gave me this real sense of invigorated creativity - and left me wishing I lived in this free bohemian time. Broyard passed away in 1990. His daughter Bliss Broyard has recently come out with a book about her family and their questionable racial background, called One Drop, which was recently reviewed by the NY Times:(http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/books/27masl.html?ref=books)
Friday, September 28, 2007
Kafka Was The Rage - Antole Broyard
In this memoir, literary critic Broyard tells the story of his life in Greenwich Village in post-WWII 1946. It's a free-thinking time, where eveyone appears obsessed with books, ideas, and art. This reminded me so much of the beat writers in San Francisco, but as Broyard points out, minus the drugs. In some ways it seems like a frustrating pointless life and time, with people moving in and out of each other's lives, discussing philosophy, but finding no answers. In other ways, it gave me this real sense of invigorated creativity - and left me wishing I lived in this free bohemian time. Broyard passed away in 1990. His daughter Bliss Broyard has recently come out with a book about her family and their questionable racial background, called One Drop, which was recently reviewed by the NY Times:(http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/27/books/27masl.html?ref=books)
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