Bill wrote:
"I thought of Pelecanos, but of his entire body of work
(well, in books, not TV) which is a huge vast portrait of
Washington over 60 years, more like Balzac's Human
Comedy."
I'm sure George would be flattered by your description. At
last week's in store appearance, he said that was his goal,
to document life in DC over the past several decades. And
that is why he is so meticulous wth his research. He claimed
that he is very careful with the specific period details
(some, but not me, complain that he's too specific,
overloading on brand names and musical references, for
instance) and that if there are any mistakes, they are few
and minor.
He talked a little about his research. All of that brand name
detail comes from looking at the ads in newspapers of the
time. He gets the feel of the time, though, from extensive
interviewing of people who lived through the events he
focuses on. He said people are very happy to talk to him and
tell him some incredible stuff since they know he's writing
fiction, so their names won't appear in the finished
product.
Mark
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