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V Spy novelist Hunt writes, lives espionage escapades KtrntstmsiiammimM Watergate has made E. Howard Hunt famous. To a few readers he was famous long before Watergate under pseudonyms such as Robert Dietrich and David St. John. Hunt has written 47 books. Many of which are being republished now. As with most authors, fame has brought about an intense re-evaluation of Hunt's books. To learn more about this the Daily Nebraskan visited Prof. Holly Graille, an authority on Hunt's "yellow period". (These are Hunt's earliest novels so called because of the yellow legal pads he scribbled them on.) bruce nelson ex libra Daily Nebraskan: We all know that Hunt's work is highly symbolic. Would you expand on this as evidenced in Hunt's yellow period? Graille: Ah yes! This was an important formative phase of Hunt's writing career. Some Freudian scholars even think that the yellow legal pads were subconscious desires striving for honesty and truth. Daily Nebraskan: Do you agree with that assessment? Graille: No, I don't. Honesty and truth have never been prominent themes in Hunt's work. Besides I feel the "red period" definitely destroys the Freudian argument. The red period is when Hunt actually played out his spy iscapades, for instance, his involvement in the flay of Pigs fiasco. Of course, in real life everything failed and we begin to see self-destructiveness and self-hate surface in his characters. V For example, James Bomb reveals this attitude of self-hate in a highly emotional scene in which Bomb puts out a fire in his hair with an icepick. But the red period is most associated with paranoia. Hunt's book, "The Spy Who Was Left in the Cold" is said to be the Bible of paranoia. Daily Nebraskan: Were there any specific things in Hunt's life which you feel have shaped his writings? Graille: Yes. I think he was deeply influenced by early scripts of "The Man From U.N. CLE." television show. Hunt even submitted 143 scripts of his own, but they were all rejected for being unrealistic. Daily Nebraskan: There are many scholars who are bothered by Hunt's lack of realism. Do you consider it a problem? Graille: Well, some of his poorer works are not realistic such as Mad Vice and Consent. It's the story of a two-time loser who finally becomes president. The hero then fails to fulfill any campaign promises and is re-elected in one of the biggest landslides ever. He then is beset by corruption in his administration, and his vice-president resigns, along with several others. In the end the people feel sorry for him and nominate him for king. As you can see, the story is so unbelievable I doubt it could ever happen in a democracy. Daily Nebraskan: What is going to happer to Hunt n iw? Graille: Well he's going to have a lot of free time to write. I think his future as a writer is secure. All great writers have spent time in prison, Doystoyevsky and Clifford Irving to mention only two. In fact, I've heard that Hunt already is working on his masterpiece. It's an expose on the White House entitled One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Sop with reissue better left un released Review by Bill Kohlhaase The Sopwith Camel, Hello Hello. This album is one of those reissues that was better left to collect the dust it deserves. Sopwith Camel was one of those rock groups who could have fun with their music and they do just that in many places here. The title song is one of those good old songs complete with tinkling piano from a musical era you can't quite put your finger on. The games continue through side one with songs like "Little Orphan Annie." It's when the band tries to leave the games behind and attempts a "straight" song that they can't be taken seriously. The lyrics to songs like "Cellophane Woman" are as laughable as anything on the album. It seems odd that a band as musically sound as this one appears to be would employ so, many trite gimmicks. The enjoyable "Maybe In A Dream" shows what this band was capable of. But the two-minute piece is hardly worth the price of the album and the time one spends listening to the rest of it. ASK honored at 37 locations JEANNE'S FASHION FABRICS 10 on regular meichandi; Belmont Plaza PAINT BAR 15 1625 "O" Street BACKSTAGE LIMITED 5 Glass Menagerie INTERIORS DIVERSIFIED 5 on furniture rental 132 S. 13th PIZZA HUT 10 on pizza 2435 S. 48th MERLE NORMAN 10 on cosmetics Gateway enclosed mall ARENA SKATING CENTER 50d off regular admission 300 N, 48th LAWSON CLOTHING FOR MEN 10 129 S. 12th PIZZA HUT 10 on pizza 14th & "O" Streets PIZZA HUT 10 on pizza 4601 "O" Street HEADS TOGETHER 10 Glass Menagene STEAK O'RAMA 10 Glass Menagerie WATER BED COMPANY 10 1032 "?" 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