Rudolph "Rudy" Wurlitzer (born 1937) is an
American novelist and screenwriter. His fiction includes
Nog,
Flats,
Quake, and
Slow Fade. He also wrote a non-fiction book,
Hard Travel to Sacred Places, an account of his spiritual journey through Asia after the death of his 21-year-old son.
Wurlitzer was born in
Texas. He has claimed that he never had the chance to enjoy the fortune created by the
Wurlitzer music empire, as his father spent it. His 1969
debut novel,
Nog, was acclaimed by
Thomas Pynchon and was followed by
Flats in 1970 and
Quake, which imagines Hollywood struck by a major earthquake. 1984's
Slow Fade, also dealing with Hollywood, is a portrait of an ageing, once-brilliant film director attempting to make peace with his demons and his past.
Filmography
Among his many screenplays are:
He wrote the libretto for Philip Glass' opera
In The Penal Colony, and has also written four TV scripts for
100 Centre Street, directed by
Sidney Lumet.
Publications
His latest novel is
The Drop Edge of Yonder, released spring 2008 from
Two Dollar Radio. The...
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