Jim Harrison (b. 1937) is well known for his blunt, brave style in
prose, poetry, screenplays, and nonfiction. In "Conversations with
Jim Harrison," the Michigan-born writer's directness and passion
shine throughout.
"Conversations with Jim Harrison" is the first-ever collection
of interviews by this well-known, prolific writer whose books
include twenty-two volumes of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction
published over a period of thirty-six years. In addition to
standard literary forms, he has written sporting essays, reviews,
literary journalism, food columns, and almost twenty
screenplays.
Harrison, a writer devoted to small presses and independent
bookstores, has a formidable reputation as a recluse and defender
of his privacy. However, he has been open to interviews in America
and abroad, particularly in France, where he is very popular.
"Conversations with Jim Harrison" features interviews given
between 1976 and 1999. Although the conversations vary in length,
most are traditional questions and answers. In these Harrison has
the opportunity to develop his responses fully and cover a wider
range of topics than he can in the briefer, profile pieces.
Harrison discusses his peripatetic early life, his desire to be
a poet since he was sixteen, and his subsequent "quadra schizoid"
attraction to writing poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and
screenplays.
A literary outsider who prefers rural life Harrison talks in
detail about his colorful, eventful life. He also explores the
mutual enrichment he received from nature and civilization.
He talks specifically about a number of his important books--
including "Wolf," "Legends of the Fall," "Sundog," "Warlock," and
"The RoadHome," Harrison speaks eloquently about habits of mind,
aesthetic choices, intellectual resources, and psychological
contexts in his writing. By turns thoughtful, cantankerous, witty,
and erudite, his voice reveals a man fully given over to the
single-minded pursuit of the art of writing.
Robert DeMott is the Edwin and Ruth Kennedy Distinguished
Professor of English at Ohio University in Athens. His recent books
include "Steinbeck's Typewriter: Essays on His Art" (1996), "Dave
Smith: A Literary Archive" (2000), and "The Weather in Athens"
(2001).
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