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JOHN MALKOVICH
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See also "Reimagined, history repeats itself" by Clifford Terry, which appeared in the Chicago Tribune May 8, 1994, section 13, pages 10, 22. There's a long DeLillo quote on Libra: I was, of course, aware that no serious novelist has treated this [assassination] material and decided to take a crack at it. It started with a slight air of detachment, even unreality. You know, I couldn't quite accept the fact that I was entering this anaconda of information and mystery and confusion. This is the book I will have the most trouble outdistancing, because these people cling to you--particularly Lee Oswald himself. I tried to get as close to Oswald as my abilities allowed. I was not looking to create a myth about Oswald--or Kennedy, for that matter. I'm not sympathetic toward him. For me, he was guilty, he wasn't a dupe, he wasn't tricked. He did it, and his hard life is not a justification. I don't think America made Lee Oswald shoot at the president. It was inner turmoil, a deep character flaw and a desperation.
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adapted and directed by John Malkovich. DeLillo was involved with the adaptation, as detailed in a story by Mel Gussow which appeared in The New York Times, May 18, 1994 (page C17). DeLillo is quoted: "John has his own attack. He wants to create a stage space in which the novel can reinvent itself. The play comes at you with lots of texture and with a level of irreverence that is advantageous."
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Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago, USA >>> 15 May 1994
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