Fran Lebowitz on Spotting Talent
The 61-year-old satirist will appear in conversation on Oct. 2 at the Harris.
By Elly Fishman
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There are very few good artists in a generation. Period. You have to be born with talent. Writing school to me is as if there were a tall school. You can’t learn to be a good writer; you can’t learn to be tall.
Fran Lebowitz, 61, the satirist, will appear in conversation on Oct. 2 at the Harris. Read our extended Q&A here.
Illustration: John Kenzie
This article appears in the October 2012 issue of Chicago magazine.
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