Daniel Woodrell
Daniel Woodrell
Daniel Woodrellis an American writer of fiction. He has written eight novels, most of them set in the Missouri Ozarks. Woodrell coined the phrase "country noir" to describe his 1996 novel Give Us a Kiss. Reviewers have frequently since used the term to categorize his writing...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth4 March 1953
CountryUnited States of America
family notable records
I was thinking of my father's family. I can find their graves, but not that much about them. They didn't do anything notable enough to be in the records of newspapers.
attracted fit likes notion poetry
I'm very attracted to poetry for all the reasons someone likes poetry. The notion of compression seems to fit my personality.
I'm not from the movie world. I'm from the book world.
I'm always writing about character first. Plot, such as it is, comes from the characters.
life met socialize
I'd met some awfully tough gals in my life, and I find them compelling, if I don't have to socialize with them too much.
basically families happened several stuff
I was basically raised to look for chances to get even with several families for stuff that happened 30 or 40 years before I was born.
positive
I think there are some folks who don't particularly like what I have to say, but on the whole, the reaction has been very positive.
people regions rounded travel
I think all regions have had their peculiarities of speech rounded off by television, radio, and people travel so much more now.
greeks learned love shakespeare time
I love Shakespeare and the Greeks - learned a lot studying them at one time.
fellow liked
I liked my fellow Marines. I didn't like pointless orders.
I like the idea of everybody knowing each other; you know why you're doing things.
few joined led marines might qualify turned
I joined the Marines the week I turned 17, and that led to a few experiences that might qualify as adventure - eye of the beholder.
I have a Ford Taurus, and I don't care who knows it.
bombing
I don't want to be callous about it, but we all seemed to get over the Oklahoma bombing pretty quickly, and we're never going to get over 9/11.