Shelf Life: Christopher Hope gives us a line
12 May 2015 - 02:07
Q&A with Christopher Hope Best line you've read?''It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." - George Orwell, 1984Best line you've written?''Swirsky arrived wearing a most deadly moustache ... and he came from the direction of the dynamite factory." - The Love Songs of Nathan J SwirskyThe most disappointing ending to a book?''One bird said to Billy Pilgrim, 'Poo-tee-weet?'" - Kurt Vonnegut, SlaughterhouseFiveThe best advice anyone gave you about writing:''When you get a review don't read it, take out a ruler and measure it."Christopher Hope's latest novel is 'Jimfish'. He appears at the Franschhoek Literary Festival from Friday to Sunday...
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