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Wednesday, April 28 @ 7:00pm
WILD AT HEART (X-Rated Version, 35mm Archival Print) with BARRY GIFFORD AND FRIENDS IN PERSON
An evening of readings, conversation, and film with Barry Gifford, Robert Mailer Anderson, Eddie Muller, Jim Nisbet, Sin Sorracco, and more tba. Join Barry Gifford and friends as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of the novel Wild At Heart with a 35mm screening of the Palme d'Or–winning film adapted for the screen by director David Lynch. This evening will be celebrating the release of Sailor & Lula: The Complete Novels published by Seven Stories Press. This new collection presents all of the novels and novellas that comprise the saga of Sailor Ripley and Lula Pace Fortune, "the Romeo and Juliet of the South": Wild at Heart, Perdita Durango (also made into a feature film), Sailor's Holiday, Sultans of Africa, Consuelo's Kiss, Bad Day for the Leopard Man, and The Imagination of the Heart. Barry Gifford will be on hand with local writers who will be reading excerpts from the Sailor and Lula cycle. The readings will be followed by a talk and book-signing by Barry Gifford, as well as a screening of a fresh 35mm print of David Lynch's Wild At Heart - X-Rated Version! Event hosted by City Light's Peter Maravelis . |
City Lights Bookstore in conjunction with the Balboa Theater present:
Barry Gifford is a poet, novelist and playwright. He is known for his distinctive mix of American landscapes, Film Noir and Beat influenced work. He is the author of over two dozen books of fiction and non-fiction which include: Wild At Heart, American Falls: The Collected Short Stories, Out of the Past: Adventures in Film Noir, The Rooster Trapped in the Reptile Room, and many others. He co-wrote the screenplays for Lost Highway, Perdita Durango, and Hotel Room. His novel Wild at Heart was adapted for film by David Lynch.
