The beauty of reality-based art - art underwritten by reality hunger - is that it's perfectly situated between life itself and (unattainable)… — David Shields Copy Share Image
I've just finished reading Reality Hunger and I'm lit up by it-astonished, intoxicated, ecstatic, overwhelmed. . . . It really is an… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
The Australian Gerald Murnane, a genius on the level of Beckett, is known in Australia and Sweden but almost nowhere else. And… — Teju Cole Copy Share Image
I argued strongly to the American publisher that 'Reality Hunger' should come out first. They thought that 'The Thing About Life' would… — David Shields Copy Share Image
So many of the things I talk about in 'Reality Hunger' seem to be the things that 'The Thing About Life' does… — David Shields Copy Share Image
Reality Hunger is more than thought-provoking; it's one of the most beautiful books I've read in a long time. — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
