Set in the milieu of Andy Warhol’s Factory, Nothing Special focuses not on the artist himself or his protégés, but on a pair of young typists. Here, Nicole Flattery talks about celebrity, power and suffering
won praise for its dark visions of contemporary life and young womanhood within its stories, as well as for the comic depth of Flattery’s own voice. Her second book,’s Factory, the novel’s focus is not on the artist himself or his protégés, but on a pair of typists tasked with turning hours of tapes of friends and visitors in conversation into a novel of Warhol’s own.
Flattery’s distinctive voice, edged with dark humour, returns with a new depth, making the most of the unique time and place she has chosen as the novel’s setting. In Dublin, AnOther met with Flattery to talk about Mae and Shelley, the transformative power of glamour, and the legacy of Warhol and his superstars.
but everything is directed around them. I really couldn’t make my mind up about Warhol, and I was flip-flopping back and forth the whole time about whether he was good. I’m not entirely sure there is such a thing as an authentic self. Obviously I’m fascinated by self-invention too, and I think that it’s a great thing. I think you should be allowed to invent yourself, get dressed up, wear whatever.
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