Ingrid Bengis, child of Russian Jewish immigrants grew up in America but decided to settle in St. Petersburg later in her life. She discusses her experiences in her book Metro Stop Dostoevsky. Then, psychiatrist Jonathon Metzl explains how gender roles have influenced psychiatry and pharmaceuticals, Prozac on the Couch. Plus, Chilean novelist Isabel Allende on the political and personal history of her family, My Invented Country. And Hugo Hamilton talks about his memoir of growing up in Dublin, The Speckled People.
Ingrid Bengis
Ingrid Bengis, child of Russian Jewish immigrants, grew up in America but decided to settle in St. Petersburg later in her life. She discusses her experiences in her book Metro Stop Dostoevsky.
Music: Tamara Volskaya (live) with the National Shevchenko Orchestra
Music: Tamara Volskaya (live) with the National Shevchenko Orchestra
Jonathon Metzl
Music: Mumford Soundtrack music by James Newton Howard
Isabel Allende
Chilean novelist Isabel Allende discusses the political and personal history of her family, My Invented Country: A Nostaligic Journey Through Chile.
Isabel Allende will be reading at Barnes and Noble Union Square on June 4 at 7pm
Music: Ensemble Musica Criolla-Musique Traditionnelle du Chili
Isabel Allende will be reading at Barnes and Noble Union Square on June 4 at 7pm
Music: Ensemble Musica Criolla-Musique Traditionnelle du Chili
Hugo Hamilton
Hugo Hamilton with his memoir of growing up in Dublin, The Speckled People.
Hugo Hamilton will be talking about his new book, The Speckled People on Wednesday June 4 at 7:00 p.m at NYU's Ireland Houseon Washington Mews
Music: Solas-"Bheadh Buachaillin Deas Ag Sile"
Hugo Hamilton will be talking about his new book, The Speckled People on Wednesday June 4 at 7:00 p.m at NYU's Ireland Houseon Washington Mews
Music: Solas-"Bheadh Buachaillin Deas Ag Sile"
Summer Books 2003
Short People
August 5, 2003
There's a tendency for writers to romanticize childhood. Well, Joshua Furst resists that in his stories told in the voices of different children, children who are struggling with the more awkward parts ...
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