Amy koppelman didnt have an easy time getting her second novel published, and its not too difficult to understand why. Another of her novels, i smile back, was made into a film koppelman also is a screenwriter. Theres wit, speed, range, and complete authority here. Its a story about one womans battle with addiction. Todays guest, amy koppelman, is a threetime novelist so far, mom and an incredibly insightful human being. I smile back palm beach county library system overdrive. I smile back by amy koppelman overdrive rakuten overdrive. When sarah silverman was tapped to star in the film adaptation of amy koppelmans novel i smile back, the comedian immediately accepted, thinking the movie would never get made. She adapted the screenplay for the film from her own novel. Amy koppelmans i smile back is the story about what goes on inside the mind of laney who lives in short hills, new jersey, with her husband, bruce, and their two small kids, eli and janey.
Koppelmans brave and challenging look beyond appearances of beauty to the ugly reality of a disturbed mind will remain with readers long after theyve finished the book. About 5 years ago, i was driving down the highway and heard sarah on the howard stern show talking about her autobiography and i think she was talking about loneness and a sense of. Oct 27, 2015 its a good time to be writer amy koppelman. Im not sure if this is true for all writers, but for me music is a curse living with music. The acclaimed author of i smile back, amy koppelman is a novelist of astonishing power, with a sly, dark voice, at once fearless and poetic. Amys second book, i smile back, was turned into a movie starring sarah silverman that premiered at the 2015 sundance, toronto and deauville film festivals. Nov 16, 2015 amy koppelman didnt have an easy time getting her second novel published, and its not too difficult to understand why. Authorscreenwriter amy koppelman on sarah silverman and i. Laney will ultimately smile without enticement or provocation. Yet, koppelman manages to ensure a fitting conclusion one deserving of the readers rapt attention. Koppelman s instincts help her navigate these choppy waters with inventiveness and integrity.
She lives in new york city with her husband, brian koppelman, and their two children. Jul 29, 2009 amy koppelman is the author of two novels, a mouthful of air and i smile back. The main character is aggressively unlikable, which normally i dont mind, but the novel gives you little reason to care about her and her problems. Amy koppelman is a graduate of columbias mfa program. That narrative revolves around a destructive woman trying to surmount her depression. Poetically and artfully explores a woman come undone and a family destabilized at its very foundation. I smile back is adapted from the novel by amy koppelman. I smile back tackles mental illness with excruciating realness.
Amy koppelman, author and screenwriter of i smile back. The movie tiein edition of amy koppelmans powerful, exquisite novel, starring sarah silverman and josh charles. She admits in interviews that she has suffered much of her life. The movie tiein edition of amy koppelman s powerful, exquisite novel, starring sarah silverman and josh charles. Married with kids, she takes the drugs she wants, sleeps with the men she wants, disappears when she wants. A novel the acclaimed author of i smile back, amy koppelman is a novelist of astonishing power, with a sly, dark voice, at once fearless and poetic. This acclaimed book by amy koppelman is available at in several formats for your ereader. What she must do in order to feel what lies behind the smile, however, is best left to the reader to discover. Koppelman mostly writes from inside laneys disillusioned mind, ricoc. Now, silverman is starring in the movie as the main character. The film had its world premiere at the 2015 sundance film festival on january 25. May 03, 2018 the main character is aggressively unlikable, which normally i dont mind, but the novel gives you little reason to care about her and her problems.
Her writing has appeared in the new york observer and lilith. I found amy koppelmans prose intriguing and at times, very promising, but i smile back is emotionally inaccessible and kind of chore to get through, despite being a very slim volume. She received her undergraduate degree from university of pennsylvania, and an mfa in fiction from columbia university. Authorscreenwriter amy koppelman on sarah silverman and. The consequence is a glossy but superficial addiction tale written by paige dylan and amy koppelman, and based on ms. Laney leads a privileged life but doesnt know what she should be doing with it. In it, comedian sarah silverman does a stunning turn as a troubled new jersey housewife on the edge. Amy koppelman audio books, best sellers, author bio. I smile back by amy koppelman in most cases, none of these writers endorse this book.
Susanna seliger is a renowned psychiatrist who specializes in treatmentresistant depression. Jan 01, 2008 koppelman and her screenwriting partner adapted i smile back for the screen. What books or studies would you recommend about hesitation. I smile back is a 2015 american drama film directed by adam salky and based on the 2008 novel of the same name by amy koppelman, who wrote the screenplay with paige dylan. The film, starring sarah silverman, premiered at the 2015 sundance, toronoto and deauville film amy koppelman is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, a mouthful of air and i smile back. Amy koppelman on hesitation wounds, i smile back, and mental. I wanted to sit down with amy, because i was drawn in by her. I smile back isbn 9781937512422 pdf epub amy koppelman.
She lives in new york city with her husband and two children, and is the author of the novels, a mouthful of air and hesitation wounds. Publishers told her it resembled the truth too much. Koppelmans 2008 novel, a wearying loop of slugsnortcrash that leaves ms. Dec 15, 2015 amy koppelmans i smile back is the story about what goes on inside the mind of laney who lives in short hills, new jersey, with her husband, bruce, and their two small kids, eli and janey. Amy koppelman s i smile back is the story about what goes on inside the mind of laney who lives in short hills, new jersey, with her husband, bruce, and their two small kids, eli and janey.
Bookslut koppelman mostly writes from inside laneys disillusioned mind, ricocheting between the quotidian details of. From the books opening, in which the reader finds laney naked before a mirror and scrutinizing the elements from which she is made, it is clear that her search for. She lives in new york city with her husband and two children, and is the author of the novels, a mouthful of air, and i smile back. Her previous novels are i smile back and a mouthful of air. On thursday, koppelmans third novel, hesitation wounds, will come out via the overlook press. Amy koppelman is the author of two novels, a mouthful of air and i smile back. The end of last month saw the release of i smile back, a film based on the new yorkbased writers second novel. Amy koppelmans i smile back is the story about what goes on inside the mind of laney who lives in short hills, new jersey, with her husband, bruce, and.
The film stars sarah silverman as an uppermiddleclass wife and mother struggling with mental illness and addicti. Sarah silverman gives a gripping performance shedding her comedic image and rendering a wide range of emotion, but her strong performance is overshadowed by endless sexual content and substance abuse. Koppelmans instincts help her navigate these choppy waters with inventiveness and integrity. This, of course, is all veneer, all glossy surface, for laney. Dec 01, 2008 amy koppelman s second novel i smile back is a dark, twisted, fascinating, intense journey inside the mind of suburban selfdestruction. Lurking beneath laneys composed surface is the destructive impulse. The film stars sarah silverman as an uppermiddleclass wife and mother struggling with mental illness and addiction. She received her undergraduate degree from university. Our math formulas are supposed to be amusing anecdotes, similar to shelftalkers in bookstores that say if you like x, you might enjoy y, or this book is like cormac mccarthy writing an episode of saved by the bell with a soundtrack by philip glass. The writing is spare, poetic and uncompromising, like a female richard yates. Library journal amy koppelmans i smile back is amazing. She lives in new york city with her husband and two children, and is the author of the novels a mouthful of air and i smile back. Silverman stars as laney, alongside josh charles and thomas sadoski, in this film based on amy koppelmans book of the same name. The film was on our list of fall movies to look out for.
Beautifully insightful, generous human being, and honest writer, amy koppelman now has three books and one screenplay under belt. Koppelmans i smile back follows the seemingly ideal but increasingly chaotic life of its protagonist, laney, a suburban mom with nice house, hair, and suv. A novel, is available for preorder now and hits shelves on nov. I smile back is a painfully blunt look at living with mental illness and addiction, and takes place largely inside the head of laney sarah silverman, a welltodo stayathome mom whose husband, bruce josh charles, is making a fortune in insurance. Amy koppelman on hesitation wounds, i smile back, and. Read i smile back by amy koppelman available from rakuten kobo. This week on the moment, brian koppelman talks to his wife, novelist and screenwriter amy koppelman, about her new book hesitation wounds and her recent film i smile back. I smile back by amy koppelman 2015 1222 amy koppelman on. Koppelman and her screenwriting partner adapted i smile back for the screen. Amy koppelman is the author of the novel i smile back, which has been adapted as a movie starring sarah silverman and will be in theaters beginning oct. Amy koppelman is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, a mouthful of air and i smile back.
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