Without ever seeing it on the page, Joanna Yas realized that she "desperately wanted to unlock the uniquely fraught relationship at the heart of the story: a son who can't stop wanting approval from his mother and who is inevitably disappointed; a reclusive mother stuck in time and place, marooned in the Bay Area." Her immediate draw towards the story - "I needed to give "The Pride of Life" my full attention - needed to and couldn't help but do so" - is a pull that remains as she revisits the story with us today.
About the Author: Christopher Sorrentino's most recent novel, The Fugitives, was published in February by Simon & Schuster. He is the author of five books, including Trance, a National Book Award finalist.
About the Guest Editor: Joanna Yas was Editor of Open City Magazine & Books for over a decade, where, alongside co-editor Thomas Beller, she published writers such as David Berman, Meghan Daum, Rivka Galchen, James Hannaham, Jim Harrison, Walter Kirn, Sam Lipsyte, Karan Mahajan, Ed Park, Rachel Sherman, Edward St. Aubyn, Maxine Swann, Robert Stone, Nick Tosches, and many others. She is now the Readings & Special Programs Manager at the NYU Creative Writing Program, where she teaches, co-curates the reading series, directs the Writers in New York summer writing program, and is the Editor-in-Chief of Washington Square Review.
About the Publisher: Electric Literature is an independent publisher amplifying the power of storytelling through digital innovation. Electric Literature's weekly fiction magazine, Recommended Reading, invites established authors, indie presses, and literary magazines to recommended great fiction. Once a month we feature our own recommendation of original, previously unpublished fiction. Stay connected with us through our eNewsletter, Facebook, and Twitter, and find previous Electric Literature picks in the Recommended Reading archives.
Genre: General Fiction
About the Author: Christopher Sorrentino's most recent novel, The Fugitives, was published in February by Simon & Schuster. He is the author of five books, including Trance, a National Book Award finalist.
About the Guest Editor: Joanna Yas was Editor of Open City Magazine & Books for over a decade, where, alongside co-editor Thomas Beller, she published writers such as David Berman, Meghan Daum, Rivka Galchen, James Hannaham, Jim Harrison, Walter Kirn, Sam Lipsyte, Karan Mahajan, Ed Park, Rachel Sherman, Edward St. Aubyn, Maxine Swann, Robert Stone, Nick Tosches, and many others. She is now the Readings & Special Programs Manager at the NYU Creative Writing Program, where she teaches, co-curates the reading series, directs the Writers in New York summer writing program, and is the Editor-in-Chief of Washington Square Review.
About the Publisher: Electric Literature is an independent publisher amplifying the power of storytelling through digital innovation. Electric Literature's weekly fiction magazine, Recommended Reading, invites established authors, indie presses, and literary magazines to recommended great fiction. Once a month we feature our own recommendation of original, previously unpublished fiction. Stay connected with us through our eNewsletter, Facebook, and Twitter, and find previous Electric Literature picks in the Recommended Reading archives.
Genre: General Fiction
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