Marie-Claire Blais she had been working on since 1995. It involves life in the United States in the late 20th and early 21st centuries and has a complexly interlocked cast of over 200 characters. It is also notable for its experimental nature, which involves the avoidance of paragraphs and chapters, with very long sentences punctuated by commas. Weightman,John."Fiction in France" The Observer [Britain]29 January 1960: Review section.Print. From Wikipedia Marie-Claire Blais Marie-Claire Blais, (born 5 October 1939) is a French Canadian writer, novelist, poet, and playwright from the province of Quebec. Blais was born to a blue collar family in Quebec City.
Michelle Zaffino New York City to pursue a career in magazine writing and editing. During her time there she worked as a writer, editor and researcher at Hearst Corporation for publications such as "Marie Claire", "Redbook", "Elle", "Sports Afield" and "Esquire". While managing the research department of Marie Claire, she wrote "Does Your Guy Need A Makeover?", which inspired TV’s "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy". Zaffino also worked in New York as the office assistant to literary photojournalist Jill Krementz. Her work has been published in "Marie Claire, Redbook, Sports Afield, SEEN, Double Negative, IndiePlanet, Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood, The Bold Italic".