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8 Nov 2023 Conversations with Tyler Brian Koppelman on TV, Movies, and Appreciating Art
“Oh, I have to just mention, the other writer who I think is the best writer in the world, and he also dabbles in magic realism, and he wrote, for me, the best book ever about a person who’s in the world of gambling, and that is William Kennedy’s Billy Phelan’s Greatest Game.”
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- 8 Nov 2023
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…How was Maryland’s poker different? Because I live in Virginia. Those games were at like these fire stations. They had to be under fake charities. It’s this whole byzantine set of rules that allowed these couple hustlers to live in it. I never got to play in that scene, and I’m glad because I would’ve been fleeced. This guy creates these incredible characters. This guy wrote a really special book. Oh, I have to just mention, the other writer who I think is the best writer in the world, and he also dabbles in magic realism, and he wrote, for me, the best book ever about a person who’s in the world of gambling, and that is William Kennedy’s Billy Phelan’s Greatest Game. Have you ever read that book? No, I’ve never read it.…
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