Towards an Understanding of Dialogue in Style-Driven Fiction
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Seems like a very worthwhile project.
I’m traveling right now, away from our at-home library, but thinking about atypical dialogue and idea/theme-driven authors, I also thought about Michel Houellebecq, French bad boy, and how often he mixes in tirades and ‘non-realistic’ dialogue. Also Don DeLillo is, I think, a terrific stylist in terms of his dialogue, very pleasurable, especially _Underworld_ and _White Noise_.
Yeah. Tirades. I like those. I did one in “Tarrying Messenger” and then had to read it aloud at Readercon and thought, damn, nobody talks like this.
I have not read any Houllebecq and a precious little Don DeLillo. I should probably try them out.
Bet it was a fine tirade though.
I have mixed feelings about Houllebecq, but he’s worth taking a look at, without a doubt. And _Underworld_ I definitely recommend. _White Noise_ and _Libra_ too, but I don’t know your tastes well enough to know which one you’d prefer.
Hmmm… I only have one copy left.
Keep it! I will find my own. I’m pretty sure I didn’t just abandon it on a bridge piling somewhere. It must be in the house of somebody I visited. Or somewhere hiding in my car. I dunno.