2. Welcome to my
dinner!
Tonight’sguests are all
verydear to me. They are
people I admireverymuch.
By telling you of my guests I
willalso be
tellingsomethingaboutmysel
f. Our idols are a part of
ourpersonalities.
Theygiveus information
aboutourtaste, ourinterests
and the kind of
peoplewehaverespect for
and show admiration for.
3. Letmeintroduce
…. Mr Paul
Auster! is a writer from
Paul Auster
USA.
Helives in Brooklyn, New
York together with his wife,
the author Siri Hustvedt.
Paul Auster has written
over 20 books.
Hewrites fiction, poetry,
screenplays and essays.
4. I haveloved Paul Austersince I was 15 yearsold and read
his bookThe New York Trilogyfor the first time.
His books are oftenaboutthemessuch as losing your
identity, finding your way in a big and lonely world and
literature.
Also, he has a
very cool
personality.
Herepresents a
part of America
that I really love;
the intellectual
America. He has
a lot to say and
is such an
interesting
person.
5. I haveinvited Paul Austerbecausehe is truly my
idol.
I would love to talk to himabout his writing and
the different themesheuses in his novels.
I am alsoquiteobsessed with howhe and his wife
the wonderfulauthor Siri Hustvedt, alsoone of
my favouriteauthors, leadtheirlives in New York.
During my dinner I would ask Paul Austerabout
his stories and I woulddiscuss my ideas on his
writing and ask whathewasthinking of them.
That discussioncould last for hours…
I wouldalso ask himabout his views on the
American society and American culture.
6. My second guest is…
Mr Serge
Serge Gainsbourg was a French
Gainsbourg!
singer, actor and writer.
Hewasborn in 1928 and died in
1991.
Eventhoughhe is
verycontroversialhe is still one
of the mostpoplular artists in
France.
His mostfamoussong is the
verydirtysong ”Je t’aime… Moi
non plus…” whichherecorded
with his wife Jane Birkin.
7. When I was a teenager I saw a documentaryabout Serge
Gainsbourg and I was so fascinated and glued to the TV that
my boyfriend got jealous…
I hadheard the songJe t’aimebuthadneverknown who was
the person behind it. Now I started to listen to the rest of
his music.
I love French
culture and
Serge Gains-
bourgplays an
important part
of French
culture in the
20th century.
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atch?v=qO0J7O960ls
8. I would love to talk to Serge about his interesting life,
howhecouldbecomesuch a bigstar in France
eventhoughhe sang about sex, incest, drugs and
alcohol.
I wouldalso love to ask himabout his destructiveway
of living, ifhewouldchange his life ifhecould.
If Serge would come alive for my dinner I wouldalso
ask himabout his views on French society today.
I wouldalsoconfront Serge about
his views on
womenbecauseeventhoughhemad
e a lot of womenveryfamous his
songs and videos
wereoftenquestionable in a
feminist perspective.
9. And last but not least….
Mr Woody
As you mayberemember
Allen! Woody Allen is a film maker
from New York.
He has directed almost 50
movies, most of them set in
New York with himself as the
leadcharacter.
Woody Allen is one of the
mostfamousmoviedirectors
and hecan get almost anystar
to play in his movies.
He’smademovies like Annie
Hall, Everybodysays I love
10. Woody Allen is alsosomeone who I haveadmiredsince I
was a teenager.
I really like the tone of his movies and the fast dialogue.
I’m a sucker for New York and so is he.
I think Woody Allen is a goodactor and hewrites scripts
that can be read as literature, which I think is great.
One otherthing is
that heoftenworks
with actors that I
like, for example
Alan Alda.
11. If Woody was my guest I would ask himabouthowhe gets his
ideas for his movies.
I wouldalso talk to himabouthowhewritesmovies that seem
to be abouthimself and the womenaroundhim.
I wouldalso like to ask himabout his obsession for New York
and Paris, twocities that often play a big part in his films.
12. I haveinvitedtheseguestsbecausetheyhave a lot in common:
•They are people I admireverymuch
•Theyhave all been to New York and Paris a lot.
•They are all of Jewishheritage, something that is important
for their work.
•They all havesomething to do with incest: Woody Allen
actuallymarried his wife’sadopteddaughter; Paul
Auster’slatestnovel deals with incest and Serge Gainsbourg
wrote the songLemon Incest and recorded it with his
daughter Charlotte.
•They are all, just like me, fanaticabouttalkingaboutculture,
literature, religion, psychology, philosophy and life.
BonAppetit!
