Woman: “Will I disturb your writing if I vacuum?”

Bukowski: “Nothing can disturb my writing, it’s a disease.”

Via The Rough Guide to Cult Fiction (2005) – which arrived in the mail yesterday. I don’t find it as enjoyable as 1001 Books I’ve been raving about but in contrast to the latter, it has more cross-media references to music and film. Notably absent are Ian McEwan and Iain Banks. Also, mostly 20th century literature.

The Rough Guide to Cult Fiction (2005) – Michaela Bushell, Helen Rodiss Paul Simpson [Amazon.com] [FR] [DE] [UK]