Joseph Kanon
Joseph Kanon
Joseph Kanonis an American author, best known for thriller and spy novels set in the period immediately after World War II...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
happens life love nature office solitary
I like the busy-ness of office life. What I discovered, to my surprise, is that I love the solitary nature of writing. What happens is that you write when you're ready.
comparable crisis great level people responsibility western
This is the great crisis in Western culture; there's nothing comparable to it. How it could have happened, the level of responsibility that people take for it, I think, is still the great issue.
editors competition vices
Being an editor doesn't make you a better writer - or vice versa. The worst thing any editor can do is be in competition with his writer.
venice political steps
Venice was always one step removed from what was going on. If you were in Turin or in Milan or one of the industrial centers, you would have had a much more active political constituency. Venice essentially lived for itself.