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On this triple CD, published to coincide with the British Writers CD set, some 27 American Writers talk about their lives and work. Most of the recordings come from BBC broadcasts and many have not been published before. Highlights on this CD include: rare recordings of two early American winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature: Sinclair Lewis and Pearl Buck. It also features Arthur Miller talking about his marriage to Marilyn Monroe, and John Steinbeck talking about why he wrote 'The Grapes of Wrath'. Includes a 24 page booklet. Track listing DISC ONE 1. Gertrude Stein [1874-1946] American Points of View 2. Sinclair Lewis [1885-1951] Address from the 1940 Writers Committee for Roosevelt Conference 3. Anita Loos [1888-1981] Interview with Anita Loos 4. Raymond Chandler [1888-1959] Playback Dr No 5. Eugene O Neill [1888-1953] Extract from O Neill: Long Day s Journey into Night 6. Henry Miller [1891-1980] Bookshelf 7. Pearl Buck [1892-1973] Speech at Gallaudet College 8. James Thurber [1894-1961] Interview with James Thurber 9. F Scott Fitzgerald [1896-1940] Shakespeare: Othello [extract] 10. Thornton Wilder [1897-1975] Talk on Gertrude Stein and Emily Dickinson 11. Vladimir Nabokov [1899-1977] Interview with Vladimir Nabokov DISC TWO 1. John Steinbeck [1902-1968] Interview with John Steinbeck 2. Isaac Bashevis Singer [1904-91] A Story No-one Else can Tell 3. Lillian Hellman [1905-84] Omnibus: Lillian Hellman 4. James A Michener [1907-97] Bookshelf 5. Eudora Welty [1909-2001] A Curtain of Green 6. Tennessee Williams [1911-83] Frankly Speaking 7. Mary McCarthy [1912-1989] Monitor 8. William S Burroughs [1914-97] Interview with William S Burroughs DISC THREE 1. Ralph Ellison [1914-1994] Interview with Ralph Ellison 2. Saul Bellow [1915-2005] The Arts in Scotland 3. Arthur Miller [1915-2005] Kaleidoscope 4. Patricia Highsmith [1921-1995] Kaleidoscope 5. James Baldwin [1924-1987] The World of Books 6. William Styron [1925-2006] Styron s Choice 7. Gore Vidal [born 1925] Kaleidoscope 8. Toni Morrison [born 1931] Interview with Toni Morrison
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