At 01:56 PM 11/02/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>Laying aside the opposition some may have to the
notion of adapting stories
>to the screen, I would like to know what stories or
novels of years past
>members of this group think should have been filmed
or would make good
>movies now. In particular I'm thinking of more
obscure properties that
>might likely be available for option rather than the
latest John Grisham
>(not that anyone here would suggest
Grisham!)
You may as well have one from way the hell out in left field.
"1978" by Daniel Jones, what might be called Punk Noir. Story
of a university student's descent into the punk life of
"rebellion, clashing egos, drugs, booze, violence, teenage
sex and Teenage Head" as it blurbs on the back cover.
Nihilistic and madly funny. Petty crime as an addled
life-style. And a murder too. Highly visual with great
dialogue. Strong evocation of location (Toronto) with many of
the streets familiar from Atwood's "Edible Woman", but a
sub-cultural context in common with many large North American
cities. Most of these punks are adults now and wondering how
they got there.
Published posthumously in 1998 (the author committed suicide
on Valentines Eve 1994) by Rush Hour Revisions, but I don't
think the book was widely distributed. Jones arrived in
Toronto in 1977 and took to reciting his poetry naked from
the stages of downtown beer halls. Later he renounced all his
poetry and took up prose. His name still evokes loathing or
admiration among the city's literati, seldom anything in
between.
It's about 120 pages- a novella. Read it in one sitting with
a case of two-four. I can probably scarf you a copy if I
haven't scared you off.
Best Kerry
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