Summary
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City is a memoir by playwright and poet Nick Flynn, describing Flynn's reunion with his estranged father, Jonathan, an alcoholic resident of the homeless shelter where Nick was a social worker in the late 1980s. The title refers to Jonathan's description of homeless life in Boston.[1] It was published by W. W. Norton in September 2004.
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| Author | Nick Flynn |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Published | September 2004 |
| Publisher | Norton |
| Awards | 2004 award from PEN International and shortlisted for the Prix Femina |
Reception edit
Publishers Weekly described it as "biting", and noted that "(a)lthough (the book is) depressing", it is not "hopeless", because Flynn — unlike his father — was able to "write well".[2] At the Guardian, Christopher Priest commended Flynn for the book's "impressionistic, fragmentary" style that "actually seems to capture the banal, confusing mind of a homeless drunkard", but said that despite Flynn's skill, its subject "remains banal, depressing and sordid".[3]
The memoir earned Flynn a 2004 award from PEN International, was shortlisted for the Prix Femina, and has been translated into fifteen languages.[4][5][6]
Film adaptation edit
In 2007, Twentieth Century Fox acquired the rights to produce a movie adaptation of the memoir,[7] Filming began in the summer of 2010 with Paul Weitz as director, and starring Robert De Niro as Jonathan and Paul Dano as Nick.[8] The film, titled Being Flynn, was released on March 2, 2012.
In 2013, W.W. Norton published "The Reenactments", Flynn's memoir about his experiences during the making of the film adaptation.[9]
References edit
- ^ Another Bullshit Night in Suck City Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at Faber and Faber, retrieved June 5, 2010
- ^ ANOTHER BULLSHIT NIGHT IN SUCK CITY: A Memoir, reviewed in Publishers Weekly; published June 21, 2004; retrieved November 16, 2017
- ^ Poor lore, by Christopher Priest, in the Guardian; published April 2, 2005; retrieved November 16, 2017
- ^ Profile of Nick Flynn at Blue Flower Arts Literary Speakers Agency, retrieved June 5, 2010
- ^ Nick Flynn: Interview. Torture, drugs, homelessness: the maverick writer’s mind is a messy place at The Times, by Emily Stokes, January 2, 2010, retrieved June 5, 2010
- ^ Another Bullshit Night in Suck City at W.W. Norton & Company
- ^ 'City' bright at Fox 2000, from Variety, by Nicole Laporte, January 11, 2007, retrieved June 5, 2010
- ^ Dano Joining De Niro for "Another Night in Suck City", by Scott Ross, published by NBC Chicago, January 4, 2011, retrieved March 24, 2011
- ^ The Reenactments
External links edit
- Being Flynn, film trailer