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SA4QE day for me this year saw a mixture of feelings about a relationship. I hadn't planned on which quotations to use, but I did have to go out and meet someone that evening, and on the way out the door I grabbed The Medusa Frequency and a few sheets of yellow paper. Medusa was the first of Russ's books I read over 20 years ago and is still my favourite, and with its themes of love and loss and searching there was no better book to be revisiting given my personal circumstances.
Submitted by Richard Cooper on 1 January, 2013 - 14:26
russellhoban.org exclusive: Frances Broomfield talks about her distinctive Medusa/Girl with a Pearl Earring fusion cover artwork for Russell Hoban's 1987 novel The Medusa Frequency, as well as her influences and other work.
Submitted by Thoughtcat on 18 August, 2012 - 13:49
In this 1987 audio interview with Don Swaim, Russell Hoban discusses The Medusa Frequency, which is an "Orphus Uridisy" retelling. He reflects on growing up in Pennsylvania, and his continuous love for reading and art. He also talks about illustrating for Time, Life and Sports Illustrated.
Submitted by Thoughtcat on 13 August, 2012 - 17:05
Russell Hoban talks to the Guardian's James Hopkin about his move to London, his eccentric work-room and various novels including The Medusa Frequency.
Frustrated author Herman Orff is trying to forget his lost love and find inspiration. A few wires-in-the-brain later, he becomes dogged by the severed head of Orpheus, which repeatedly insists on telling him its story, taking in the invention of music and creativity as well as the lost-and-foundness of Eurydice.