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Article: NOVEL APPROACH SHOOTING 'THE SHIPPING NEWS' PROVED CHALLENGING, ENCHANTING.(L.A. Life)

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January 8, 2002
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Byline: Evan Henerson Staff Writer

Asked what it was about Newfoundland that hooked E. Annie Proulx like a fisherman hooks a cod, the award-winning author found herself uncharacteristically at a loss for words. Or at least for an explanation.

``I have no idea, but something did,'' says the author of ``The Shipping News,'' now a movie directed by Lasse Hallstrom, currently in limited release but to be released wider Jan. 11.

``I got off the ferry and fell in love with the place,'' says Proulx. ``It was just like a lightning bolt struck me. I still can't explain why, and I still get that incredible rush every time I go back there.''

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