Archive for the 'William Vollmann' Category
William Vollmann Turns In Uncharacteristically Slim Children’s Book
April 1st, 2008Best April Fool’s day post so far, from Edward Champion’s Return of the Return of the Reluctant - “The book, entitled Shooting Guns at the Gnus, is also illustrated by Vollmann. Vollmann hoped that the book would encourage young children to start firing guns early, so that they could get a sense of “what it [...]
Hopping trains, riding rails in search of the real America
March 11th, 2008Vollmann hs a new book out. I just finished Poor People. I miss his long novels. Hopefully, one will appear soon.