Franzen, Freedom, and video
August 16, 2010 7:10 PM Subscribe
Jonathan Franzen makes a video partially about why he doesn't like making videos.
I wish he'd not write any more novels about why he likes to write novels.
posted by blucevalo at 8:20 PM on August 16, 2010
posted by blucevalo at 8:20 PM on August 16, 2010
Oh, oh, Jonathan Franzen. I thought we were talking about Jonathan Frakes and I was kind of confused.
posted by kbanas at 8:25 PM on August 16, 2010 [4 favorites]
posted by kbanas at 8:25 PM on August 16, 2010 [4 favorites]
I'm going to have to read at least one of this man's works, as the Wikipedia descriptions sound interesting. His discomfort with the video format is palpable. It's a shame that content creators have to do the monkey-dance now. Videos: you can't read them. You can't skim them. They make noise. Rarely do we have a transcript.
Good on him.
posted by adipocere at 8:34 PM on August 16, 2010
Good on him.
posted by adipocere at 8:34 PM on August 16, 2010
Yes, but isn't he kind of a baby? He's making millions of dollars selling very accessible/deliberatley middle-brow books to a mass market -- why all the hand-wringing?
posted by Mid at 9:02 PM on August 16, 2010
posted by Mid at 9:02 PM on August 16, 2010
Well, if you think a video about how making videos is 'uncomfortable' is interesting, you ought to give a gander to Hegel's preface (to Phenomenology of Spirit) which starts with a discussion about why prefaces to philosophical works are totally pointless and unnecessary.
posted by koeselitz at 10:06 PM on August 16, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by koeselitz at 10:06 PM on August 16, 2010 [1 favorite]
And then, you know. Don't forget to read it in French, because in Eenglish it is nossing.
posted by Wolof at 12:56 AM on August 17, 2010
posted by Wolof at 12:56 AM on August 17, 2010
When Bennett Cerf tried to convince William Faulkner to do a second Time cover, 15 years after his first, Faulkner asked for an estimate on how much it would add to Random House’s bottom line so that he could simply reimburse the publisher.
posted by xod at 7:41 AM on August 17, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by xod at 7:41 AM on August 17, 2010 [3 favorites]
He remains one of the world's most talented narcissists.
posted by bearwife at 9:52 AM on August 17, 2010
posted by bearwife at 9:52 AM on August 17, 2010
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posted by Mid at 8:15 PM on August 16, 2010