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Paul Fussell interview from 1997

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 | Categories: Past Episodes |

Eleanor Wachtel spoke with the acclaimed literary scholar Paul Fussell in 1997 as part of our series on "War and Remembrance". He was a professor...

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James Salter interview from 1998

Tuesday, May 22, 2012 | Categories: Past Episodes |

On November 1, 1998 we aired an interview with the American novliest and short-story writer, James Salter. The PEN/Faulkner Foundation announced on Monday, 21 May 2012 that...

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Monday, May 21, 2012 | Categories: Past Episodes |

Writers & Company also has a Facebook  fan page. And, you can follow Eleanor Wachtel on Twitter. We hope you'll join the conversation. Click on the link... Read More »

Carlos Fuentes Interview (Encore)

Sunday, May 20, 2012 | Categories: Past Episodes |

The man hailed as Mexico`s most gifted - and certainly most famous- story teller, Carlos Fuentes. He died earlier this week at age 83. Eleanor... Read More »

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Toni Morrison interview

Sunday, May 13, 2012 | Categories: Past Episodes |

Eleanor Wachtel speaks with the Nobel Prize winning novelist, Toni Morrison. The New York Times described Morrison as "the nearest thing America has to a... Read More »

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Juan Gabriel Vásquez Interview

Sunday, May 6, 2012 | Categories: Past Episodes |

Eleanor Wachtel speaks with critically acclaimed Colombian writer, Juan Gabriel Vasquez. Mario Vargas Llosa describes him as "one of the most original new voices... Read More »

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Joyce Carol Oates interview

Sunday, April 29, 2012 | Categories: Past Episodes |

Joyce Carol Oates was the winner of this year's Blue Metropolis Grand Prix. The prolific American writer in an onstage conversation with Eleanor Wachtel, recorded... Read More »

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Hermione Lee on Edith Wharton (Encore)

Sunday, April 22, 2012 | Categories: Past Episodes |

Edith Wharton was one of the great American novelists of the early 20th century. She was born into a wealthy New York family 150... Read More »

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Tessa Hadley Interview

Sunday, April 15, 2012 | Categories: Past Episodes |

Tessa Hadley has had almost as many short stories published in the New Yorker in the last ten years as her hero, Alice Munro. Her... Read More »

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Beijing Panel/Xi Chuan

Sunday, April 8, 2012 | Categories: Past Episodes |

From the International Literary Festival in Beijing, travel and voice - Eleanor Wachtel leads a discussion about the writer's role across languages and cultures or... Read More »

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