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Article: HOMAGE PAID TO MAMET STYLE.(TIMEOUT)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2001
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Byline: Associated Press
Mametspeak: the noun denotes David Mamet's signature style; rapid, rhythmic, profane yet poetic patter of streetwise raconteurs who inhabit many of his works.
Besides the noun, he's got his own adjective, Mametesque: It's used to describe other writers' dialogue resembling the roundabout, lyrical yet menacing speech in such Mamet plays and films as ''Glengarry Glen Ross,'' ''American Buffalo,'' ''House of Games'' and ''Homicide.''
It might vex some writers to see their styles pigeonholed behind their own names. Mamet takes it as an honor.
''It makes me feel great,'' Mamet, 53, said in an interview about his ...