SwissEduc: Cunningham, Michael *1952

Michael Cunningham was in his thirties and had not been able to sell anything yet. His goal had always been to sell something to "The New Yorker," and he tried very hard to write something that would please the editors. But all his documents were returned. Then one day he decided not to write for publishers anymore, but to write what pleased him. A friend of his encouraged him to send "Home at the End of the World" to "The New Yorker."
Again the document was returned, but this time with a letter asking him to call them or they would call him. He did not call, but soon received a call. Eventually two chapters were published with the title "White Angels."
Publishers started to notice him and eventually "Home at the End of the World" was published by Farrar, Strauss and Giroux.
From a talk I had with Michael Cunningham. Provincetown, MA; July 14, 2006

Author Michael Cunningham talks about the novel, host: Hans Fischer. SwissEduc; July 15, 2006 (Real 2:55) - transcript
Author Michael Cunningham talks with Michael Silverblatt about the novel. KCRW; March 12, 1991 (Quicktime 30:00)

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