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Francine Prose

American Writer

Born: Apr 1, 1947

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I can no more reread my own books than I can watch old home movies or look at snapshots of myself as a child. I wind up sitting on the floor, paralyzed by grief and nostalgia. Francine Prose

A work of art can start you thinking about some aesthetic or philosophical problem; it can suggest some new method, some fresh approach to fiction. Francine Prose

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Of course, I've always read. I started when I was four years old and just didn't stop. I read all the time. Francine Prose

Time Old Read Course Always Years Just Stop Four Started

'One Hundred Years of Solitude' convinced me to drop out of Harvard graduate school. The novel reminded me of everything my Ph.D. program was trying to make me forget. Thank you, Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Francine Prose

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I went through college in the 1960s without having any idea that I was going to have to make a living. When I graduated in 1968 it was quite a shock to find out that there was a world out there and that it wasn't going to support me. Francine Prose

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I wrote about four novels before I wrote a word of journalism. Francine Prose

Word Before About Journalism Wrote Novels Four

A lot of girls who turn into something remarkable start off as irrepressible, confident and a handful. Francine Prose

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For any writer, the ability to look at a sentence and see what's superfluous, what can be altered, revised, expanded, and, especially, cut, is essential. It's satisfying to see that sentence shrink, snap into place, and ultimately emerge in a more polished form: clear, economical, sharp. Francine Prose

Ability See Emerge Superfluous More Writer Clear Sharp Economical Look Altered Polished Snap Ultimately Revised Any Essential Form Place Sentence Cut Shrink Satisfying

I remember, when I was a little kid, I was good at sports, and I could jump off the high board. And then puberty hit, and suddenly I was looking to boys for direction. I remember that as a great loss. Francine Prose

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