Louise Young's Reading Interests
Favorite Books
THE SAVAGE DETECTIVES by Roberto Bolano, THE SPELL OF THE SENSUOUS by David Abrams, ANIL'S GHOSTS (or is it maybe IN THE SKIN OF A LION?) by Michael Ondaatji, A SAND COUNTY ALMANAC by Aldo Leopold
What I'm Reading
THE CAT'S TABLE by Michael Ondaatji, NAHOONKARA byPeter Grandbois, LOS FUSIILES DE OCTUBRE by Mario Payeras
Favorite Authors
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Roberto Bolano, Michael Ondaatji, Cormac McCarthy
Influences
My first influence was John Gardner, whose fiction inspired me early in my reading career. My most major influence was Gabriel Garcia Marquez: I learned Spanish by reading his books word by laborious word and in doing that, I ended up kind of absorbing a lot about his writing. Most recently, I've been astonished by Roberto Bolano's shorter works and his major novels.
Louise Young’s Bookmarks
About Louise
My mother published a novel when I was six. Before that, we had been your typical suburban family: father working, mother staying home and taking care of the eight children (did I mention that we were Catholic?) but once the media got a hold...
Connections
Causes Louise Young Supports
articulation of indigenous rights (organization: Cultural Survival)
sustainable, renewable, and independent energy sources
...
Louise’s Favorite Books
THE SAVAGE DETECTIVES by Roberto Bolano, THE SPELL OF THE SENSUOUS by David Abrams, ANIL'S GHOSTS (or is it maybe IN THE SKIN OF A LION?) by Michael Ondaatji,...