Another Bullshit Night in Suck City
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| Author | Nick Flynn |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Published | September 2004 |
| Publisher | Norton |
| Awards | 2004 award from PEN International and shortlisted for the Prix Femina |
Another Bullshit Night in Suck City is a memoir by playwright and poet Nick Flynn, describing Flynn's reunion with his estranged father, Jonathan, an alcoholic resident of the homeless shelter where Nick was a social worker in the late 1980s. The title refers to Jonathan's description of homeless life in Boston.[1] It was published by W. W. Norton in September 2004.
The memoir earned Flynn a 2004 award from PEN International, was shortlisted for the Prix Femina, and has been translated into thirteen languages.[2][3][4]
Film adaptation
In 2007, Twentieth Century Fox acquired the rights to produce a movie adaptation of the memoir,[5] Filming began in the summer of 2010 with Paul Weitz as director, and starring Robert De Niro as Jonathan and Paul Dano as Nick.[6] The film, titled Being Flynn, was released on March 2, 2012.
In 2013, W.W. Norton published "The Reenactments," Flynn's memoir about his experiences during the making of the film adaptation.[7]
In Popular Culture
In 2014 movie 5 to 7 the main character is buying a copy of Another Bullshit Night in Suck City at the bookshop.
References
- ↑ Another Bullshit Night in Suck City at Faber and Faber, retrieved June 5, 2010
- ↑ Profile of Nick Flynn at Blue Flower Arts Literary Speakers Agency, retrieved June 5, 2010
- ↑ Nick Flynn: Interview. Torture, drugs, homelessness: the maverick writer’s mind is a messy place at The Times, by Emily Stokes, January 2, 2010, retrieved June 5, 2010
- ↑ Another Bullshit Night in Suck City at W.W. Norton & Company
- ↑ 'City' bright at Fox 2000, from Variety, by Nicole Laporte, January 11, 2007, retrieved June 5, 2010
- ↑ Dano Joining De Niro for "Another Night in Suck City", by Scott Ross, published by NBC Chicago, January 4, 2011, retrieved March 24, 2011
- ↑ The Reenactments
