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Stanley Tucci Is Making His Way Through Jon Fosse’s Work
What books are on your night stand? “Septology,” by Jon Fosse; “The War in the West,” by James Holland; “Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink.” What books would people be surprised to find on your shelves? Books of military …
What books are on your night stand?
“Septology,” by Jon Fosse; “The War in the West,” by James Holland; “Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink.”
What books would people be surprised to find on your shelves?
Books of military weapons and books on the public buildings constructed by the W.P.A. during F.D.R.’s administration.
Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how).
By a fire in the winter in a mountain chalet with a scotch, while it’s snowing, and the sun is setting.
Which genres do you especially enjoy reading? Which do you avoid?
I avoid sci-fi. Don’t know why. I’m drawn to biographies and historical fiction.
How have your reading tastes changed over time?
Not that much, honestly.
What’s the last great book you read?
“Alisse at the Fire,” by Jon Fosse. The structure of it is unlike any other book I’ve read. The stream of consciousness that doubles back on itself again and again yet keeps moving forward; the brilliant repetition that never becomes redundant, creating a rhythm all its own; the melding of characters, time and place are poetic.
