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Anthony Marais

Belief is a Martini.

About Me


I was conceived at a party in the Briarcliff Mansion in Hollywood in August 1965. During the 1980s with Bryan Foy I co-founded a pop-group called “The Squids,” before heading to Paris to study language and art history. Later, I studied anthropology at U.C. Berkeley, focusing on the prehistory of Polynesia; and then at Simon Fraser University in Canada where I hold a Master’s Degree in archaeology and wrote a thesis on fortifications in Tonga.
It was at this time that I succumbed to an illness particular to archaeologists. How can I put it? There is a moment in the career of an archaeologist when he realizes that, in light of the millennia which make up his daily vernacular, the (optimistically speaking) 85 years which has been allotted him are indeed a flash in the pan. Since this time, I have been living in Germany relentlessly attempting to reconcile the “academic” with the “pop.”
I am author of "The Xenophobe’s Guide to the Californians" (Oval Books) and a novel, "The Cure" (Balneum Books).
To learn more, visit my website at: www.anthonymarais.com
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My Interests

Poking around in the dark corners of the collective unconscious.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone on the other side...especially writers, publishers, booksellers, and readers. Anyone who sees beauty in literature and is dedicated to promoting it.

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Music:

Brian Jay and the LastCall Boys

Books:



Heroes:

All writers, actors, painters and musicians: everyone born with the need to communicate their feelings artistically, who seek refuge in art, and attempt to keep the flame burning.

My Blog

The Visitors

When I first moved into my apartment in Wiesbaden, I had a rather odd experience. The flat is in an old building, which was divided up over the years, and hence the plasterboard in my living room cove...
Posted by Anthony Marais on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:14:00 PST

Adventures at the Frankfurt Book Fair: Part One

  MY IRAQI FRIEND AND A MEETING WITH A KILLER OF MICE   The guest of honor this year is collectively called: "The Arab World," hinting at the philanthropic mission behind this event. Durin...
Posted by Anthony Marais on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:11:00 PST

Why MySpace is Good for Writers

Not long ago I joined MySpace, and I'm pleased with the results: there is (beyond the nymphets and boy toys) a vibrant community of writers, readers, authors, publishers and booksellers to be found he...
Posted by Anthony Marais on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 04:46:00 PST

Art vs. Science

When a scientist splits an atom, the event is locked away like a jewel in a castle, funneling down to the public through a myriad of institutions; but when an artist stumbles upon the key to unleashin...
Posted by Anthony Marais on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 01:56:00 PST

Retrospective Birth

It's not important where you're born; it's important where you die: my opinion in simple words. Rilke held the following view: "We are born, so to speak, provisionally, it doesn't matter where; it is ...
Posted by Anthony Marais on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 02:37:00 PST

A Curious Excursion

Are you familiar with Charles Lamb? I woke up this morning with an idea of his twirling around in my head: "I love to lose myself in other men's minds," he wrote. "If I am not walking, I am reading; I...
Posted by Anthony Marais on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 01:01:00 PST

Why I Write

How do you thank someone like Woody Allen or Milan Kunderawhen they have shared ideas with you that are no less than life-saving, when they have given you some of your happiest moments, sharing what...
Posted by Anthony Marais on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 03:36:00 PST