Fear in Writing: James Franco & Jeffrey Eugenides

Today in Literary History

Today in Literary History...December 14, 1907: Rudyard Kipling receives the Nobel prize for literature, the first English-language writer to do so.ud

Friday, July 9, 2010

James Franco & Jeffrey Eugenides

I have written about the eficacy of book trailers before (here), but this one must be shared.



Jeffrey Eugenides is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Middlesex (which I am currently reading and seeing the brilliance of), and James Franco is a talented, quirky actor who shines in Milk and breaks your ribs with laughter in The Pineapple Express.  I know nothing of Gary Shteyngart, but if he is recommended by these other talents, he must be something worth reading.

12 comments:

  1. perfect! I think we all need a dose of this every day so we don't get the big fat head, no?

    ReplyDelete
  2. Michele - Thanks for sharing this; it's great!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Werebears! I love it!

    ReplyDelete
  4. he must be a popular writer if he can get a Hollywood star in his book trailer!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Oh, too funny! And that cover--is it like "Twister?" Love it!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Love it! Oh to have such connections.

    ReplyDelete
  7. I love the werebears, too. :)

    Definitely fun...As to connections...They made for a great trailer!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Wow, great link. I havent read Middlesex or the other mentioned books but I would like to.

    CD

    ReplyDelete
  9. oh my gosh, that's hysterical... and when James Franco shows up in the classroom, I about fell out of my chair. And all this from a man who can't read! Amazing!

    Thanks for the hearty laugh.

    okay, gotta go. I've got to Google Chekov's stories. (I love Pavel!)

    ReplyDelete
  10. Michele, you can adjust the dimensions of the video by adjusting the width and height numbers in the HTML code you took from YouTube.

    ReplyDelete
  11. I know, but I like it bigger anyway. And, if it blurrs out a few sidebar-things, oh well. It'll be off the front page in seven days anyway!

    Thanks, Dez.

    ReplyDelete