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. 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. 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. Lurking beneath laneys composed surface is the destructive impulse. Jan 01, 2008 koppelman and her screenwriting partner adapted i smile back for the screen. Her writing has appeared in the new york observer and lilith. Amy koppelman on hesitation wounds, i smile back, and. The film stars sarah silverman as an uppermiddleclass wife and mother struggling with mental illness and addicti. She received her undergraduate degree from university. 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. 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.
Yet, koppelman manages to ensure a fitting conclusion one deserving of the readers rapt attention. Laney leads a privileged life but doesnt know what she should be doing with it. This, of course, is all veneer, all glossy surface, for laney. 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. 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. Amy koppelman, author and screenwriter of i smile back. The writing is spare, poetic and uncompromising, like a female richard yates.
A novel, is available for preorder now and hits shelves on nov. 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. 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. The film was on our list of fall movies to look out for.
Amy koppelman on hesitation wounds, i smile back, and mental. Amy koppelman is a graduate of columbias mfa program. Dec 22, 2015 amy koppelman is a graduate of columbias mfa program. The movie tiein edition of amy koppelman s powerful, exquisite novel, starring sarah silverman and josh charles. Publishers told her it resembled the truth too much. Read i smile back by amy koppelman available from rakuten kobo.
Authorscreenwriter amy koppelman on sarah silverman and. Married with kids, she takes the drugs she wants, sleeps with the men she wants, disappears when she wants. 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 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.
The end of last month saw the release of i smile back, a film based on the new yorkbased writers second novel. Koppelmans 2008 novel, a wearying loop of slugsnortcrash that leaves ms. 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. Im not sure if this is true for all writers, but for me music is a curse living with music. The movie tiein edition of amy koppelmans powerful, exquisite novel, starring sarah silverman and josh charles. Silverman stars as laney, alongside josh charles and thomas sadoski, in this film based on amy koppelmans book of the same name. Koppelmans instincts help her navigate these choppy waters with inventiveness and integrity. Amy koppelman is the author of two novels, a mouthful of air and i smile back. Amy koppelman is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, a mouthful of air and i smile back. Dec 01, 2008 amy koppelman s second novel i smile back is a dark, twisted, fascinating, intense journey inside the mind of suburban selfdestruction. 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 isbn 9781937512422 pdf epub amy koppelman. The film had its world premiere at the 2015 sundance film festival on january 25. Amy koppelman audio books, best sellers, author bio.
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. Bookslut koppelman mostly writes from inside laneys disillusioned mind, ricocheting between the quotidian details of. Beautifully insightful, generous human being, and honest writer, amy koppelman now has three books and one screenplay under belt. Its a story about one womans battle with addiction. Jul 29, 2009 amy koppelman is the author of two novels, a mouthful of air and i smile back. Amy koppelman didnt have an easy time getting her second novel published, and its not too difficult to understand why. 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. Now, silverman is starring in the movie as the main character. 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. Library journal amy koppelmans i smile back is amazing. She lives in new york city with her husband, brian koppelman, and their two children. 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. On thursday, koppelmans third novel, hesitation wounds, will come out via the overlook press. 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.
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. I smile back palm beach county library system overdrive. Koppelman and her screenwriting partner adapted i smile back for the screen. 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. 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. Theres wit, speed, range, and complete authority here. 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. Koppelman s instincts help her navigate these choppy waters with inventiveness and integrity.
She received her undergraduate degree from university of pennsylvania, and an mfa in fiction from columbia university. I smile back tackles mental illness with excruciating realness. In it, comedian sarah silverman does a stunning turn as a troubled new jersey housewife on the edge. The film stars sarah silverman as an uppermiddleclass wife and mother struggling with mental illness and addiction. I wanted to sit down with amy, because i was drawn in by her. Nov 16, 2015 amy koppelman didnt have an easy time getting her second novel published, and its not too difficult to understand why. Koppelman mostly writes from inside laneys disillusioned mind, ricoc. 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. 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. 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.
This acclaimed book by amy koppelman is available at in several formats for your ereader. Another of her novels, i smile back, was made into a film koppelman also is a screenwriter. Laney will ultimately smile without enticement or provocation. Her previous novels are i smile back and a mouthful of air. What books or studies would you recommend about hesitation.
She admits in interviews that she has suffered much of her life. 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. The consequence is a glossy but superficial addiction tale written by paige dylan and amy koppelman, and based on ms. Todays guest, amy koppelman, is a threetime novelist so far, mom and an incredibly insightful human being. What she must do in order to feel what lies behind the smile, however, is best left to the reader to discover. Susanna seliger is a renowned psychiatrist who specializes in treatmentresistant depression.
Oct 27, 2015 its a good time to be writer amy koppelman. I smile back by amy koppelman 2015 1222 amy koppelman on. I smile back by amy koppelman overdrive rakuten overdrive. That narrative revolves around a destructive woman trying to surmount her depression. I smile back by amy koppelman in most cases, none of these writers endorse this book.
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