Novelist. Author of "KILLOYLE," "THE GREAT PINT-PULLING OLYMPIAD," and "THE ADORATIONS." Published by https://xitter.cf/t.co/IgfbMkOXim https://xitter.cf/t.co/5tSYigVZ7i

Joined September 2021
"What makes Boylan’s novel so brilliant is that it’s relatable. It conjures up early 20th century Paris and Vienna with superlative clarity while describing events and characters that are all entirely relevant." --Dante Pettapiece. Read it and see if you agree!
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"Devil's Backbone," by the author of "Killoyle," "The Adorations" and "The Great Pint-Pulling Olympiad." A novel about ghosts and boozing and love affairs in the Texas Hill Country. Scroll down to Chapter One. Enjoy. rogerboylan.substack.com/
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Senta Berger.
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Herbert von Karajan and his Porsche 930 Turbo.
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42nd Street, 1978. The Hotel Carter, a shabby flophouse next to porn cinemas, was my first home in NYC. The rattle of my A/C drowned out the endless commotion of the street, and I kept a chair propped against the door to deter unwanted visitors. Those were the days.
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The cog railway above Lugano, Switzerland.
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Peter Falk, Ben Gazzara and John Cassavetes in "Husbands," 1970. Ebert said that the film "shows an important director not merely failing, but not even understanding why," but Gene Siskel of the "Chicago Tribune" included the film on his list of top 10 films of the year.
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Dusk in Lucerne, Switzerland.
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Ian Fleming entertaining his son Caspar, who was the inspiration behind Fleming's children's book "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang."
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Françoise Hardy on the steps at Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Paris, 1970s.
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Catherine Deneuve and Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel during filming "Belle de Jour," 1967.
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Daniel Day-Lewis and director Paul Thomas Anderson discussing the script on the set of "Phantom Thread," 2017.
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Robert De Niro and Sergio Leone during filming "Once Upon a Time in America" in Cinecitta, Rome, 1984.
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A park keeper patrols on his Vespa next to St Margaret's Loch with St Anthony's chapel and Arthur's Seat in the background, Edinburgh, 1956.
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Morning coffee in Munich.
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"Devil's Backbone" now available on Substack. Mysterious goings-on in the Texas Hill Country. Give it a read! rogerboylan.substack.com/arc…
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Sigourney Weaver and Ian Holm having a laugh during filming "Alien," 1979.
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Stein am Rhein, Schaffhausen canton, Switzerland.
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Broad Street at Wall Street in the '70s, NYC.
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