Henry Bean “The Nenoquich” The Re-Release of a Berkeley Classic

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Famed screenwriter HENRY BEAN visits Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore on Wednesday, August 2nd at 7:00 PM to read from, discuss, and sign copies of his book The Nenoquich. Henry will be joined in discussion by noted Berkeley author GREIL MARCUS. Originally published in 1982 under the title False Match, and long out of print, The Nenoquich is an unsparing, painful, and often very funny story of fading illusions. Long held as “The Great Berkeley Novel”, Bean’s book captures a generation at sea, and a seducer out of his depth. This edition includes a new preface by the author.

HENRY BEAN’S screenplays include Internal Affairs, Deep Cover, and Basic Instinct 2. He wrote and directed the films The Believer and Noise, and collaborated with Chantal Akerman on several of her films. He has written for K Street (HBO) and The OA (Netflix) and has published short fiction in McSweeney’s, Black Clock, and other outlets The Nenoquich remains his only novel.

GREIL MARCUS is the author of numerous books, including More Real Life Rock, Under the Red White and Blue, Real Life Rock, Three Songs, Three Singers, Three Nations, The History of Rock ‘n Roll in Ten Songs , The Doors: A Lifetime of Listening to Five Mean Years, Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock ‘n’ Roll Music, and Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century, as well as three books about Bob Dylan. The first reviews editor at Rolling Stone magazine, Marcus has also written for Artforum, The New York Times, Salon, and many other publications. He currently teaches at Berkeley and the New School in New York City.

This is a free event, but you must reserve a seat through Eventbrite or call the store.

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