Amy Hempel
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This film or show by Amy Hempel came up once on Tim Ferriss in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Chuck Palahniuk. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“this is why i love the work of amy hempel so much is in stories like in the cemetery where al jolson is buried she basically presents a list of fantastic details”— Chuck Palahniuk
The guest here is Chuck Palahniuk: Bestselling author of 23 books including Fight Club and Choke, known for transgressive minimalist fiction. He studied under Tom Spanbauer in the Gordon Lish minimalist tradition and developed the 'dangerous writing' method. Chuck Palahniuk delivers a masterclass on minimalism, dangerous writing, and using fiction to exhaust your unresolved emotional wounds.