This Is A Fallen World. People Lie,

My Father Read 'the New York Times,' My Mother Did Secretarial Work, We Had A Dog, We Had A Garden, I Had A Brother.

The Ending Is One Of My Blackest, Utterly Without Hope Of Any Sort.

The Germans And Austrians Are Very Polite, The Swiss Are Very Reserved And The Spanish Usually Kiss Me. The Brits Write Me Letters.

I Never Know What's Going To Happen In A Novel. I Don't Have A Plan Or An Outline.

I Love Music. But I've Never Owned A Tv In My Adult Life, And I've Never Lived In A Place With A Television.