Tag Archives: the golden notebook

Writers on Writers: Barack Obama and Doris Lessing

Posted on 4 January 2010 by

By Geo Ong I’m quite thankful to have a literary president. Not only is President Obama an author (sans ghostwriter) of two books - both of which were written before (and in the case of Dreams from My Father, long before) his … Continue reading →

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The Urchin Gets Misunderstood (And Judged Silently)

Posted on 22 December 2009 by

By Geo Ong Much like Almodóvar’s Hable con ella, my screenplay-in-progress has a silent film within the film. It’s groundbreaking (well, not exactly earth-shattering since Almodóvar did it already, but it’s certainly erosive), and it shows that silence can produce … Continue reading →

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