“The left flattens people, reduces people to financial interests. Dave’s an artist. He knew people are deeper than that.”
Andrew Ferguson has a powerful article on the political conversion of the strong playwright David Mamet. Of note is the fact that one of the books that blew his mind was Chamber’s Witness
Mamet is stirring the pot on Broadway and in Hollywood with a new book of essays, The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture. I’ll bet it’s worthy reading.
I am newcomer to this blog, but every time I read it, my Amazon Wishlist grows by a volume or two.
This is in no way a complaint.
Thank you for making me more aware of great books.
Great. I hope we continue to bless you heart (to use a phrase my high school teachers used). You’ve marked Lars’ four novels already, right?
I really want to see some of Mamet’s plays. I doubt they have ever come to my area, but I don’t keep tabs on it closely.
Some of his plays have been filmed. “Glenn Gary, Glenn Ross” and “Oleanna” come to mind. I imagine there are others; I’m not an expert.