13th Apr 09
In a brief interview with the Chigago Tribune novellist Michael Chabon had this to say about the Coen brothers adaptation of his novel…
Q What’s moving forward most quickly is a Coen brothers’ adaptation of “The Yiddish Policemen’s Union,” right?
A Right. I’m a huge Coen brothers fan. I love their movies. It’s an event when there’s a new Coen brothers movie coming out. I can’t wait to see it. The fact that it’s something I wrote is just gravy. They seem perfect for it. As soon as I heard they were considering it, they sounded like the ideal choice for the material.
I couldn’t agree more about this being right up the Coen’s alley and I really, REALLY hope they get to it as soon as True Grit is finished.
Thanks to Will for mailing this in.
April 13th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Just to be picky, Yiddish did not win the Pulitzer prize. Chabon’s Kavalier and Clay won it in 2001.
April 15th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Good spot Calvin, my mistake! I think the problem for me is that I read them both one after the other. I have ammended it now, thanks.
Paul.