Attanasio

Ron Howard was set to direct, with Paul Attanasio writing the script, but Howard recently dropped the project from his upcoming slate.

‘Atonement’ Writer Goes ‘East Of Eden’ For New Adaptation Of Steinbeck Novel » MTV Movies Blog 2009

Most importantly, Attanasio knew how to write stirring, lyrical sentences.

MIND MELD: Underrated Authors 2008

Attanasio went on to find success with historical fantasies, many of which I read but did not fully enjoy.

MIND MELD: Underrated Authors 2008

But I will follow my bitter black heart and go with A.A. Attanasio, in particular his Radix Tetrad which was published between 1981 and 1989.

MIND MELD: Underrated Authors 2008

But in Radix, Attanasio was either trying too hard, or not fully in command of his prose style, because his attempts at Delany-esque language are not always successful – “He was a shark slendering…”, “The presence of people was palpable as blood”, “a dreamworld had intrigued into reality”…

Reading Challenge #10 – Radix AA Attanasio « It Doesn't Have To Be Right… 2009

At the start of the new century, however, Attanasio seemed to drop from sight.

Reading Challenge #10 – Radix AA Attanasio « It Doesn't Have To Be Right… 2009

Brewers owner Mark Attanasio, whose team signed Gagne to a one-year, $10 million contract this week without knowing he would be in the report, hopes the worst is over.

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And during the 1980s and 1990s, Attanasio churned out a succession of well-regarded and reasonably successful genre novels.

Reading Challenge #10 – Radix AA Attanasio « It Doesn't Have To Be Right… 2009

The Last Legends Of Earth by A.A. Attanasio (to the best of my recollection)

August 2007 2007

The Last Legends Of Earth by A.A. Attanasio (to the best of my recollection)

Life As A Video Game? 2007