![]() ![]() ![]() Namby pamby people, soft people, new age people like people from the West Coast, read this and say ‘He is so nasty he is so mean.’ I say to them, ‘Grow-up in a Philadelphia Housing project some time and see how you come out!’” ![]() They went through hell because of their history. I think part of this is because I am Irish American and Irish Americans are a harsher people. People don’t like to talk about that.”Ĭolleagues he has known for years, never knew about his growing up in the projects, “Living in the projects is humiliating living in the projects is like living in a concentration camp.” What reaction has surprised you the most about the book“Some people are amazed at how harsh it is but it doesn’t seem harsh to me at all. He shares dark secrets that he feels make some readers uncomfortable, “As soon as you talk about poverty people change the subject. Queenan’s book has attracted considerable attention because he departs from his usual humorous vein and explores a serious subject, a Dickensian childhood filled with poverty, abuse and neglect. I caught up with Joe Queenan, author of the startling memoir/autobiography Closing Time, the day after his return from Ireland where he attended the Dublin Literary Festival. ![]()
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