The Illuminated Donkey

Here's a weird connection I just came across, involving my favorite author and a very fine band (especially their collaboration with Billy Bragg on the Mermaid Avenue album: Note: This fall, the band Wilco will reproduce the first chapter of The Franchiser in the liner notes of their new CD. I might have to go pick that up.

As long as I'm here, let me link to a Rick Moody essay about Elkin, and a Stanley Elkin interview. Both links were taken from the Center for Book Culture site.