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Authors -- Personal narratives.

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SZ0634.02C Artist descending a staircase / Tom Stoppard. (Episode 2, Part 3 of 3)

Artist Descending A Staircase / Tom Stoppard. - SERIES: Soundplay, 1991-...

SZ0634.02B Artist descending a staircase / Tom Stoppard. (Episode 2, Part 2 of 3)

Artist Descending A Staircase / Tom Stoppard. - SERIES: Soundplay, 1991-...

BB1833 Taos and Brett : a friendship / Dorothy Brett and John Manchester ; interviewed by Erik Bauersfeld. KPFA, 12 Jan. 1967.
BC2481 Stanley Kumtz / interviewed by Eleanor Sully.

Author reads and discusses his writing.

KPFA, 12 Sept. 1975.
BC2440 Inferno / by August Strindberg ; read by Erik Bauersfeld.

Reading of Strindberg's autobiography, exploring the author's experiences from 1894-...

KPFA, 24-26 Jan. 1973.
BC2440A Inferno / by August Strindberg ; read by Erik Bauersfeld. (Part 1 of 3)

An autobiographical novel covering the period of the author's life between 1894 and 1896....

KPFA, 24-26 Jan. 1973.
BC2440B Inferno / by August Strindberg ; read by Erik Bauersfeld. (Part 2 of 3)

An autobiographical novel covering the period of the author's life between 1894 and 1896....

KPFA, 24-26 Jan. 1973.
BB1835 D.H. Lawrence at Taos / Spud Johnson ; interviewed by Erik Bauersfeld.

Johnson talks about his friendship with Lawrence and events that occurred during Lawrence's...

KPFA, 25 July 1967.
BB3497 Conversation with Simone de Beauvoir / interviewed by Studs Terkel.

Author discusses her life and work.|A CONVERSATION WITH SIMONE DE BEAUVOIR / interviewed by...

KPFA, 3 Feb. 1962.
BB1844.01 An Interview / Angus Wilson ; interviewed by Prof. John H. Raleigh.

On his novels, and British authorship.

KPFA, 3 Jan. 1968.
AZ0721 In My Mother's House / Kim Chernin ; interviewed and produced by Laurie Odesky.

Author discusses and reads from her book about four generations of Jewish women.

KPFA, 3 Sept. 1983.
BB4514 Baldwin and Darden.

A discussion by James Baldwin and R. H. Dardin ; introduced with comedian Dick Van Dyke.|BALDWIN...

KPFK, 1 Apr. 1968.
KZ1754.02 Ivory Joe / Martyn Burke ; interviewed by Pearl Skotnes.

Martyn Burke discusses his book which explores Black musicians and the mafia which controlled...

KPFK, 16 Mar. 1991.
BB4513 Baldwin / interviewed by Chris Koch.

The author discusses his life and work.|BALDWIN / interviewed by Chris Koch...

KPFK, 1968.
KZ1768.01 The Man himself / by Alan Drury ; directed by Ken Danziger ; executive producer Sharon Rosewoman.

Radio drama about a working class Englishman. Friendless, trapped in a mundane job, and...

KPFK, 1990.
BB5056 Ghelderode at Ostend / read by Marcel Alter.

Reading of selections from Ghelderode interviews.

KPFK, 24 May 1965.
BC1678 How not to write for television / Harlan Ellison ; interviewed by Mike Hodel.

Science fiction author discusses his experiences developing a television series entitled The...

KPFK, 28 Jan. 1973.
BB4619 Jeremiah Thunder / Harold Heifetz ; interview by Harold J. Quigley.

Author discuss his life and his book.

KPFK, 29 July 1968.
BB5280 The Berlin stories / Christopher Isherwood.

Isherwood discusses his encounters with two characters, Sally Bowles and Mr. Norris who were...

KPFK, 3 Feb. 1964.
BB5233 The literary world of Anais Nin

Clare Spark (nee Loeb) interviews author Anais Nin (pronounced "Anna-EES" "NEEN"). Program...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFK, 7 Jan. 1970.
KZ1408 An Interview with Henry Jaglom / interviewed by Jay Kugelman.

Henry Jaglom, author, director, producer, and actor of Always, discusses his production.

KPFK, Oct. 1985.
SZ0589.03 God hunger / Michael Ryan ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss their implications and intent.|A...

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Michael Ryan reads from his collection and talks about language, meaning, and poetry as a sacred...

WBAI, 10 Oct. 1990.
SZ0589.20 Ease is east / Coraghessan Boyle ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss its implications and their intent.|...

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Coraghessan Boyle reads from his novel, and discusses racial and cultural stereotypes, artists...

WBAI, 14 Dec. 1990.
SZ0589.08 Because it is bitter and because it is my heart / Joyce Carol Oates ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss their implications and intent.|...

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Joyce Carol Oates reads from her novel and talks about photography as metaphor and creating a...

WBAI, 14 Sept. 1990.
SZ0589.14 Desperate characters / Nicholas Christopher ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss its implications and their intent.|...

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Nicholas Christopher reads his novella in verse and talks about cities of the imagination,...

WBAI, 16 Nov. 1990.
BB3328.01-.04 Artistic conscience and the minority writer / Philip Roth, Ralph Ellison, and Pietro di Donato.

Talks and discussion by three minorty authors about their responsibilities and objectives.

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r.1. Phillip Roth (27 min.) -- r.2. Ralph Ellison (23 min.) -- r.3. Pietro di Donato (20 min...

WBAI, 17 May 1962.
BB3968 The Subtle art of rejection / produced by Gil Jardine.

Authors read some of their favorite rejection notices.|THE SUBTLE ART OF REJECTION / produced by...

WBAI, 18 May 1970.
SZ0589.01 Dogeaters / Jessica Hagedorn ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss their implications and intent.|A...

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Jessica Hagedorn reads from her first novel and talks about the Philippines, multi-culturalism,...

WBAI, 19 Oct. 1990.
BC2748 E. L. Doctorow interview.

Author discusses his book The Book of Daniel and the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg case.

WBAI, 197-.
BC0919 Anais Nin interviewed by Milton Hoffman on the publication of The Diary of Anais Nin: Volume Four

Novelist and diarist Anais Nin (1903-1977) is interviewed by WBAI's Milton Hoffman about...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, 1971 (day unknown)
SZ0589.17 Casual brutality / Neil Bissoondath ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss its implications and their intent.|...

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Neil Bissoondath reads from A Casual Brutaliyt, and talks about violence, history and relations...

WBAI, 1990.
SZ0589.21 The Gospel hour / T.R. Pearson ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss its implications and their intent.|...

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T.R. Pearson reads from his novel, and talks about humor and relgion in the rural South.

WBAI, 1990.
SZ0589.23 Body / Harry Crews ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss its implications and their intent.|...

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Harry Crews reads from his novel, and talks about body-builders, the Okefenoke Swamp, and living...

WBAI, 1990.
SZ0589.24 A Relative stranger / Charles Baxter ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss its implications and their intent.|A...

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Charles Baxter reads from his collection of short stories, and talks about the significance in...

WBAI, 1990.
SZ0589.25 Dead languages, and a handbook for drowning / David Shields ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss its implications and their intent.|...

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David Shields reads from two novels, and talks about stuttering as a metaphor, and the...

WBAI, 1990.
SZ0589.26 The Safety of objects / A.M. Homes ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss its implications and their intent.|...

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A.M. Homes reads short stories from his anthology, and talks about absurdity in everyday life...

WBAI, 1990.
SZ0589.02 A Prayer for Owen Meany / John Irving ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss their implications and intent.|A...

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Irving reads from his novel and talks about faith, Vietnam, and his comic Christ-figure hero....

WBAI, 2 Nov. 1990.
SZ0589.19 Wondermonger / Michael Rothschild ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss its implications and their intent.|...

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Michael Rothschild reads from his collection of short stories, and discusses the history and...

WBAI, 21 Dec. 1990.
BC2287 James Purdy reads from "The House of the Solitary Maggot" / interviewed by Fred Barron.

Purdy reads from his novel and discusses his life and career.

WBAI, 21 Mar. 1975.
SZ0589.13 The Indian lawyer / James Welch ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss its implications and their intent.|...

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James Welch reads from his novel and talks about voicing the problems of Native Americans in...

WBAI, 23 Nov. 1990.
SZ0589.12 Solomon Gusky was here / Mordecai Richler ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss its implications and their intent.|...

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Mordecai Richler reads his novel and talks about Canada, history, bootleggers, Judaism, and...

WBAI, 26 Oct. 1990.
SZ0589.07 Life on the edge of the continent / Ron Koertge ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss their implications and intent.|LIFE...

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Ron Koertge reads from his selected poems and talks about pop imagery and the West Coast...

WBAI, 29 June 1990.
SZ0589.11 Squandering the blue / Kate Braverman ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss its implications and their intent.|...

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Kate Braverman reads the title story from her collection, and a poem Striptease #1. She talks...

WBAI, 30 Nov. 1990.
SZ0589.06 The Burden of proof / Scott Turow ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss their implications and intent.|THE...

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Scott Turow reads from his second novel and talks about lawyers, legal reform, the language of...

WBAI, 5 Oct. 1990.
SZ0589.10 In praise of the stepmother / Mario Vargas Llosa ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss their implications and intent.|IN...

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Mario Vargas Llosa reads from his novel and talks about art, erotic novels, Peru, experimental...

WBAI, 7 Dec. 1990.
SZ0589.09 Will at heart : the story of Sailor and Lula / Barry Gifford ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss their implications and intent.|WILD...

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Barry Gifford reads from his novel and talks about Kerouac, the Chicago rackets, and his Romeo...

WBAI, 7 Sept. 1990.
SZ0589.04 The Things they carried / Tim O'Brien ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which authors read from their works, and discuss their implications and intent.|A...

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Tim O'Brien reads from his interrelated Vietnam stories and talks about war, fiction, and...

WBAI, 9 Nov. 1990.
SZ0547.23 Self-consciousness / John Updike ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program John Updike reads from his...

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SZ0547.25 Affliction / Russell Banks ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Russell Banks reads from...

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SZ0066 A Glimpse into the twilight zone / Rod Serling.

Lecture on commercial broadcasting and the American social-political structure; interview about...

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SZ0547.01 The Bellarosa connection / Saul Bellow ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Saul Bellow read from his...

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SZ0547.02 Oldest living Confederate widow tells all / Alan Gurbanus ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Alan Gurganus reads from...

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SZ0547.04 The Mambo Kings play songs of love / Oscar Hijuelos ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Oscar Hijuelos reads from...

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SZ0547.05 Collected poems and the rain in the trees / W.S. Merwin ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program W.S. Merwin reeds from his...

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SZ0547.07 Rock Springs / Richard Ford ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Richard Ford reads from his...

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SZ0547.08 The Next new world / Bob Shacochis ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Bob Shacochis reads stories...

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SZ0547.10 Call and response / T.R. Pearson ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program T.R. Pearson reads from his...

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SZ0547.11 Kiss in the hotel Joseph Conrad / Howard Norman ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Howard Norman reads from...

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SZ0547.12 Stories in an almost classical mode / Harold Brodkey ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Harold Brodkey reads "...

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SZ0547.14 Mile zero / Thomas Sanchez ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Thomas Sanchez reads from...

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SZ0547.17 Trust / George Higgins ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program George Higgins reads from...

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SZ0634.02 Artist descending a staircase / Tom Stoppard. (Episode 2)

Drama about three old artists who have been friends since their youth, and share an attic. The...

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SZ0547.18 Ordinary love and good will / Jane Smiley ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Jane Smiley reads from two...

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SZ0547.19 Stepping off the plane under the protection of the army / Sal Salasian ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Sal Salasian reads from his...

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SZ0547.20 Dirty work / Larry Brown ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Larry Brown reads from his...

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SZ0547.22 Moon palace and in the country of last things / Paul Auster ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Paul Auster reads from his...

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BC2440C Inferno / by August Strindberg ; read by Erik Bauersfeld. (Part 3 of 3)

An autobiographical novel covering the period of the author's life between 1894 and 1896....

KPFA, 24-26 Jan. 1973.
BB1207 An interview with Dr. Han Suyin /conducted by Marshall Windmiller

Marshall Windmiller interviews Dr. Han Suyin, noted writer and lecturer and author of "A...

American Women -- International women, American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Vietnam conflict KPFA, January 9, 1967
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