Shout-out, and the last birthday wish list you'll see out of me

[d_aulnoy]

I am currently reading the autobiography of Judith Krantz, entitled Sex and Shopping: The Confessions of a Nice Jewish Girl.

(What?  Don't look at me like that.  A) I plain old love Judith Krantz, and actually find renewed faith in humanity given that her books are as popular as they are.  B) Given that I am in Paris, and oscillating between ridiculous glee and wondering what all the fuss is about, I figured that her autobiography would be a great resource, given that all of her books feature scenes of ardent love for the city.)

Anyway.  In her autobiography, written in 1998 apparently, she mentions having been born in 1928, and crows over being 70.  And ... her Wikipedia page lists her birth-date but not her death-date, which leads me to assume that at what I calculate to be the delightful age of 83 or so (precisely so, since according to the autobiography her birthday is today- happy birthday, Ms. Krantz!), she is hale and hearty.

People.  My birthday is in a month and change, and my dearest birthday wish would be to meet Judith Krantz.  I am not kidding, not even a little bit.  The wonder of my literary circle has gotten me introduced to everybody from Peter Straub to Chris Claremont, so ... anybody here a friend of Judy's?  Friend of a friend of a friend?  If so, give her my felicitations for a delightful natal day, and ask her if she has plans for the 21st of February ....

Comments

[bellakara.livejournal.com]

I see nothing wrong in liking Judith Krantz. I think I had one of her books when I was a teenager. Perhaps I ought to reacquaint myself with her. If nothing else, I'll go and look her up on Amazon. :)

[d-aulnoy.livejournal.com]

If I had to recommend just one, it would be _I'll Take Manhattan_, which concerns magazine publishing and displays a nice little meta-analysis of the ways in which society programs women.

[belecrivain.livejournal.com]

Man, I wish I knew Judith Krantz. (And Diana Athill, for that matter.) Good luck!

I never did read Lovers, which was apparently Scruples III, and find out if Billy and Spider made it all the way through the book, or Krantz decided to kill one of them off so the other could have dramatic grief sex.

[d-aulnoy.livejournal.com]

Heheheh - I won't spoil you, then (but I will say she repairs the romantic duo which I found most irritating, which was, oddly enough, quite a relief).