Ambrose Bierce, Master of Suspense and Compression
For anyone who is a fan of flash fiction or suspense and horror fiction, and you don't know American author Ambrose Bierce, here's a look into his past in an interview by Library of America with editor S.T. Joshi. Bierce is the author of the famous "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," one of the most reprinted stories in American lit. Read the interview at:http://www.loa.org/images/pdf/LOA_Jos...
Note the discussion of novels and compression. Enjoy!
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Aug 08, 2011 04:39AM
Wow, that was fantastic, Tara, thanks for sharing it. After reading that I just went to Amazon and downloaded several of his books for a more thorough study of Bierce's work. I have the Devil's Dictionary, and Owl Creek has always been a favorite, but this interview made me want to read more. I had no idea he disappeared! Fascinating, all the way round.
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Stacy: Thanks so much for your comment! So nice to know someone is reading these posts and that they got something out of one. Yes, I agree, it's fascinating that he disappeared. Some feel he faked it, some feel he wanted to go in that manner. In any case, he was a huge influence on many writers, so good to read more of his work. Enjoy!
