| | | | | TimesTalks - Crossing the Literary Divide Author: Alan Furst, Walter Mosley, Scott Turow, and more
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Audio Length: 1 hour and 17 min.
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Publisher's Summary: Alan Furst began his book-writing career while on assignment for Esquire in 1983. Spending time in Moscow and Eastern Europe, he became determined to write historical spy novels about the region. His many books include Night Soldiers and Kingdom of ShadowsWalter Mosley is the author of 14 critically acclaimed books that have been translated into 21 languages. His popular mystery series featuring Easy Rawlins began with Devil in a Blue Dress (1990), which was later produced as a movie. He has won many honors, including the American Library Association's Literary Award for R.L.'s Dream. Scott Turow is an attorney and the award-winning author of many mysteries including The Burden of Proof and Reversible Errors. A graduate of Amherst College and Harvard Law School, he was an Assistant United States Attorney is Chicago from 1978 to 1986 and remains a practicing attorney today. Though his practice centers on white-collar criminal litigation, he devotes substantial time to pro bono work. John Darnton, the New York Times associate editor for special projects, is a Pulitzer-prize winning reporter and best-selling novelist who has worked for the Times for 36 years. Readers and writers will enjoy hearing 3 successful novelists talk about writing, the role of characters, setting, and plot. Additionally, the discussion goes much broader as Mosley talks about race, Furst talks about Hitler and the Holocaust, and Turow talks about the death penalty and the state of domestic civil liberties during our War on Terror. |
