Rod
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Patti Smith:
Do you have a favorite mystery writer/series? What is it that attracts you to the genre or to particular books/shows?
Patti Smith
Henning Mankell’s inspector-detective Kurt Wallandar series has been my most recent read. Wallander has a flawed genius, drinks too much, listens to Maria Callas, is dysfunctional at home, obsessive on the job. The perfect detective. The BBC television series based around the books are beautifully produced and Kenneth Branagh truly grasps the inner and exterior world of his character. I’m drawn to the way the genre traces the inner mechanism of the detective, the way his mind works, and his ability to get into the skin of his suspect by having an equal comprehension of how his suspect’s mind works as well. A lot like writing. I like watching how an intricate puzzle is unraveled and solved.
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Brandon Lennán
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Patti Smith:
Hi Patti. Loved "M Train." I'm a fellow poet and coffee gypsy and related to the sections where you describe Cafe 'Ino and your writing process. I have to say if I was given the choice of anyone to sit down and share coffee and a conversation with, it would be you. If you could sit down and have a cup of coffee and a conversation with someone who has greatly inspired you, past or present, who would it be?
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