{"id":9763,"date":"2013-10-28T17:52:31","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T21:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=9763"},"modified":"2013-10-29T10:01:27","modified_gmt":"2013-10-29T14:01:27","slug":"some-notes-toward-death-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2013\/10\/some-notes-toward-death-in-paris.html","title":{"rendered":"<center>Some Notes Toward &#8216;Death in Paris&#8217;<\/center>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not long ago Walter Hartmann sent me photos of several Moleskin notebooks that our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2013\/01\/carl-weissner-cherished-by-friends-and-colleagues.html\">cherished friend<\/a> Carl Weissner left behind when he died. They&#8217;re captivating. Many of the handwritten notes made their way into <em>Death in Paris,<\/em> Carl&#8217;s bravura novel about a serial killer.<\/p>\n<p><center>&#8220;It is not quite natural for a guy around 50 who&#8217;s never had sex with a live woman before &#8230;&#8221;<\/center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CW-2-560.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9759\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2013\/10\/some-notes-toward-death-in-paris.html\/cw-2-560\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CW-2-560.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"560,446\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CW-2 (560)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CW-2-560.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CW-2-560.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CW-2-560.jpg\" alt title=\"From CW notebook [Photo: Walter Hartmann]\" width=\"560\" height=\"446\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9759\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center>&#8220;&#8216;With a live woman.&#8217; &#8212; What does that mean? He&#8217;s been screwing dead girls?&#8221;<\/center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CW-3-560.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9760\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2013\/10\/some-notes-toward-death-in-paris.html\/cw-3-560\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CW-3-560.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"560,448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CW-3 (560)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CW-3-560.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CW-3-560.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CW-3-560.jpg\" alt title=\"From CW notebook [Photo: Walter Hartmann]\" width=\"560\" height=\"448\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9760\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<center>&#8220;On some days, in order to escape to the sweltering heat, he goes into St. Sulplice &#8230;&#8221;<\/center><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CW-4-560.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9761\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2013\/10\/some-notes-toward-death-in-paris.html\/cw-4-560\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CW-4-560.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"560,454\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CW-4 (560)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CW-4-560.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CW-4-560.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/CW-4-560.jpg\" alt title=\"From CW notebook [Photo: Walter Hartmann]\" width=\"560\" height=\"454\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9761\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now have a look at the novel. <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:left; width:450px\"><object id=\"myWidget\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"http:\/\/www.blurb.com\/assets\/embed.swf?book_id=3219134&#038;locale=en_US\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.blurb.com\/assets\/embed.swf?book_id=3219134&#038;locale=en_US\"><\/param><a target=\"_new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blurb.com\/books\/preview\/3219134?ce=blurb_ew&#038;utm_source=widget\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookshow.blurb.com\/bookshow\/cache\/P4657028\/md\/wcover_2.png\"><\/img><\/a><\/object><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:block;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blurb.com\/bookstore\/detail\/3219134?ce=blurb_ew&#038;utm_source=widget\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"margin:12px 3px;\">Death in Paris by Carl Weissner<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blurb.com\/landing_pages\/bookshow?ce=blurb_ew&#038;utm_source=widget\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"margin:12px 3px;\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not long ago Walter Hartmann sent me photos of several Moleskin notebooks that our cherished friend Carl Weissner left behind when he died. 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Many of the handwritten notes made their way into Death in Paris, Carl&#8217;s bravura novel about a serial killer. &#8220;It is not quite natural for a guy around 50 who&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9763","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-literature","7":"entry","8":"has-post-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbvgEs-2xt","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9763\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}