Porn Writing
Pornography, from the Greek, means literally ‘whore writing.’ You know you are a whore and you write about it. This differs from other literary careers in which you may write for years before you discover you are whore.
–Lars Eighner
3 Comments
Steve
May 23, 2010 @ 22:14:04
Lars wrote one of my favorite books ever, not the porn ones (tho’ I read a good one or two) but the one with the chess sounding title that I can’t find right now. Aargh!
Natty
May 24, 2010 @ 19:48:47
It’s called “Pawn to Queen Four” and it’s maybe the only one of his books that I haven’t read, so now you’ve got me thinking I need to check it out. Eighner is most well-known for his memoir of being homeless, “Travels with Lizbeth,” which is a great book.
Steve
May 24, 2010 @ 21:57:32
I’ve read the book three times but not in a few years so I think it’s time to dig it out again…