News hour with Jim Lehrer (Television program). Selections.
Notes:
Segment titles from container. Segments of programs originally broadcast between 1997-2004. Authors interviewed: Frank McCourt, John Barth, John Irving, Susan Sontag, John Updike, Philip Roth ; interviewers, Elizabeth Farnsworth, Jeffrey Brown.
Contents:
Irish ashes: a conversation with Frank McCourt (1997) -- Art of the story: a conversation with John Barth (1998) -- From print to film: a conversation with John Irving (2000) -- Wake up, America: a conversation with Susan Sontag (2001) -- Early years, early stories: a conversation with John Updike (2003) -- The plot thickens: a conversation with Philip Roth (2004) -- Philip Roth: looking back (2004).
Summary:
A collection of segments from the "News Hour with Jim Lehrer" profiles six literary icons: Elizabeth Farnsworth speaks with Frank McCourt about his Irish childhood and Angela's ashes, with John Barth about storytelling and his book On with the story, with John Irving on adapting his novels for the cinema, and with Susan Sontag on her book In America. Jeffrey Brown speaks with John Updike about his early career as an author and (in a 2-part interview) with Philip Roth about his novel The plot against America, and the creative process
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