On ‘Barney’s Version’: A Confession
A Confession David Bezmozgis | February 23, 2011 Mordecai Richler.Hi Richard, Maybe the best way to begin is to say that I have a vague recollection of standing in the very tiny kitchen of my very...
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A Confession David Bezmozgis | February 23, 2011 Dear db, I absolutely remember our conversation in or around 2000, and I may even recall that I felt a tinge of jealousy leaking through the phone line...
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A Confession David Bezmozgis | February 23, 2011 Paul Giamatti and Minnie Driver. Richard, I’m not a Talmudist, but in my recollection of the Talmud—which I was exposed to only as an adolescent in a...
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A Confession David Bezmozgis | February 23, 2011 Paul Giamatti.Dear David, Well apparently I am also not a Talmudist. I believe I was thinking of the practice of posing questions in order to merit...
View ArticleOn ‘Barney’s Version’: The Great Taboo
A Confession David Bezmozgis | February 23, 2011 Mordecai Richler.Hi Richard, It’s interesting to hear you say that you still miss Barney’s voice. The book is driven to a great extent by Barney’s...
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A Confession David Bezmozgis | February 23, 2011 Rosamund Pike as Miriam, Barney's third wife. Dear David, There is a bias in Hollywood against voice-over narration. I cannot tell you how many times...
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