The Greatest Author in the World/Dr. Joseph Suglia's Film Bio
Website
josephsuglia.com
Influences
The only author I have ever imitated, the only author I have ever emulated, the only author I have ever striven to become is Dr. Joseph Suglia. There are, however, other authors whom I admire (see "Books").
Directors
Steve Balderson
The Greatest Author in the World/Dr. Joseph Suglia's Interests
General
Phenomenology, psychoanalysis, and excessive fiction.
EXCESSIVE FICTION n 1.) A term invented by Dr. Joseph Suglia to describe his writing practice; 2.) Literature that presses the limits of language and possibility. SYNONYM: EXCESSIVISM
Music
Captain Beefheart.
Movies
A cinematic interpretation of Watch Out has been directed by the award-winning filmmaker Steve Balderson (Firecracker).
My favorite films:
1.) Bad Timing by Nicolas Roeg; 2.) Le Testament d'Orphée, ou ne me demandez pas pourquoi! by Jean Cocteau; 3.) Watch Out by Steve Balderson.
Books
The most significant novel of the past thirty years is Watch Out by Dr. Joseph Suglia.
I also admire the writings of the following authors:
Paul Valéry, Pierre Klossowski, Marcel Proust, Edmund Husserl, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Jacques Lacan, Herman Melville, Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Antonin Artaud, D.H. Lawrence, J.G. Ballard, Martin Amis, James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, Gore Vidal, Emil Cioran, Søren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling, Georg Trakl, Jan Potocki.
For more information, visit my Web site, josephsuglia.com
Heroes
After the age of eighteen, no one should have a hero.
The Greatest Author in the World/Dr. Joseph Suglia's Details
Status:
In a Relationship
Orientation:
Not Sure
Body type:
6' 0"
Ethnicity:
Other
Religion:
Other
Zodiac Sign:
Aries
Smoke / Drink:
No / No
Education:
Post grad
Occupation:
Executive Producer / Screenwriter / Novelist
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The Greatest Author in the World/Dr. Joseph Suglia's Blurbs
About me:
Steve Balderson's Watch Out -- the film inspired by my novel -- was nominated for Best Picture at Raindance.
Watch Out is alive.
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My name is Dr. Joseph Suglia.
In all modesty, I am the greatest author in the world, and the world is slowly recognizing that fact.
My novel Watch Out-- easily the greatest novel of the past thirty years -- inspired a motion picture starring Matt Riddlehoover (winner of the MySpace Users' Film Choice Award).
I wrote the screenplay in collaboration with the director, award-winning filmmaker Steve Balderson (Firecracker).
I write for myself -- and for no one else besides, no one else who is alive. The immediate public does not interest me in the slightest. I write for a readership that does not yet exist -- a future readership, an ideal readership. I write for readers who have not yet been born.
The intelligent love my works, whereas the mentally stunted despise them.
Since everyone asks me, let me say a few words about the novel's premise.
Watch Out concerns a man named Jonathan Barrows who falls in love with himself -- madly and literally.
Watch Out is the beautifully poetic expression of an individual's desire for himself and for his own life.
Between the months of May and August 2007, Watch Out was an Amazon.com bestseller, outselling even mainstream novels such as Fight Club and Lipstick Jungle.
I have been heavily praised by The Chicago Reader as one of the American Midwest's most accomplished writers of fiction.
Watch Out is my life's most significant achievement.
I am currently composing another novel. This one is extremely complex -- a web of words, numbers, and images.
I have been formally trained as a literary critic. My literary criticism has appeared in prestigious journals such as diacritics and the encyclopaedia The Facts on File Companion to the American Novel.
I earned a Ph.D. in Comparative Literary Studies at Northwestern University.
What will become of me is anyone's guess.
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Who I'd like to meet:
My clone.
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I am baking chocolate pudding chocolate chip cookies, warm gooey chocolate satisfaction on my tongue.
All the papers on your desk to the floor, (to the floor) I said you could be on top So lock the door (lock the door) The pressure’s building up Gimme more (I want more) Let’s be clear, Professor Gimme more (you want more)
Maybe we should play A little game of hide and seek Maybe we should be ourselves And prey upon the weak. Endless halls of mirrors Are the castles that we keep The reality of our genius Plagues us as we sleep
Teach me, teacher, teach. The psychology of lust Desire drips from the walls Turning water into rust.
All the papers on your desk to the floor, (to the floor) I said you could be on top So lock the door (lock the door) The pressure’s building up Gimme more (I want more) Let’s be clear, Professor Gimme more (you want more)
Now the student is the teacher Let me show you a few things How to think like royalty And the pleasure in the stings The noise is getting louder And the wanting ever strong It might seem like forever But I promise it won’t be long
All the papers on your desk to the floor, (to the floor) I said you could be on top So lock the door (lock the door) The pressure’s building up Gimme more (I want more) Let’s be clear, Professor Gimme more (you want more)
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Pour la 6ème édition du Festival Country de Gramat, le programme de ces 3 journées de fêtes regroupe toutes les manifestations sur le site de la Garenne : stages de danse country, expositions de voitures et motos américaines, concerts de musique, épreuves d’équitation western, présentations amérindiennes (avec tipis, amérindiens et westerner’s), expositions artisanales et jeux pour les enfants. Comme les années précédentes, ambiance Far-West assurée pour les petits comme pour les grands ! L’animation de la ville ne sera pas oubliée avec la traditionnelle parade des cavaliers, des motos, des danseurs, des chevaux… à travers les rues de Gramat. En 2009, la programmation musicale du Festival est composée de groupes de renommée internationale avec une « pointure » française en tête d’affiche : MICHAEL JONES le dimanche 26 juillet au soir.
Organisateur : Causse Country Club
Contact : Maison du Tourisme Site web : http://www.gramatcountryfestival46.com
Contact : 05.65.38.73.60
Programme :
VENDREDI 24 JUILLET :
ROSE ALLEYSON (UK) (Country) VIKTOR HUGANET (FR) (Rockabilly)
I have yet to finish Watch Out, but about sixty or so pages in I certainly am intrigued. I do intend to finish it. Both out of respect for you sending it to me, and simply because I'm interested.
The concept is certainly not an overdone one. Nor one I've ever contemplated. While some things seem overly graphic, it presents a very thick air of realism that I think adds to the piece.
I'll let you know more once I've finished. Thanks again for sending it to me. After I finish it, I've got Jane Eyre assigned as mandatory summer reading for AP English IV.
I was just on Amazon- giving a review for another book and I looked at yours again to find out that a new book for the original print of Watch Out is going from $150 - 180. and some odd change and a used one starts at $80.00. WOW, big change from when I bought mine.
Hey!!!! What's Up!!! I added you, No I'm not moving to San Antonio I'm just going for vacation for 2 weeks I used to lived there back in the day. Why do you call this a soulless web site??? haha
Purchasing from Amazon isn't a problem. I just prefer to buy books at bookstores, but buying online poses no problem. And thank you for the offer to sign and dedicate the book.
I've been trying, to no avail, to find Watch Out in several bookstores and libraries. Is it only available online or is there a bookstore I could find it in?
