Peter S. Beagle

[boxofdelights]

I just got home from watching the digitally remastered movie of The Last Unicorn, with Q & A and booksigning by Peter S. Beagle. He's a lovely man. He's like Leonard Cohen, broke and touring at 74. Also he's one of those authors who is delighted by fanfiction, takes it as a compliment, feels kinship with fanficcers through the time he spent in first and second grade writing screenplays for Johnny Weissmuller's post-Tarzan career. And he likes John Barth!

Comments

[jesse_the_k]

I am an ill-read fan. Should I read The Last Unicorn before I see the movie?

[boxofdelights]

I actually don't recommend the movie. But I do recommend the book. It combines verbal playfulness, unearthly beauty, and down-to-earth humor in a way that really works for me.

[adrian_turtle]

I don't like John Barth as much as I used to. *sigh* The sexism fairy hit his books pretty hard.

[boxofdelights]

That is true. But back when I didn't see sexism, his books were so great!

[bibliofile]

Geez, I can say that about so many things.

Also, love the idea of fairies distributing those isms.