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Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir
Lynne Truss bemoans what she describes as the “utter bloody rudeness of the world today” in Talk to the Hand, her follow up to Eats, Shoots and Leaves. Then, we’ll hear about a new joint biography of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, and an unconventional new memoir: I, Wabenzi. And A.N. Wilson looks at what led to the decline of the British Empire.
Talk to the Hand
Lynne Truss spoke out against improper punctuation in Eats, Shoots and Leaves. In Talk to the Hand, she takes on the state of modern manners.
Events:
Lynne Truss will speaking on:
Wednesday, November 9th at 7pm
Barnes & Noble
2289 Broadway (at 82nd Street) ...
Events:
Lynne Truss will speaking on:
Wednesday, November 9th at 7pm
Barnes & Noble
2289 Broadway (at 82nd Street) ...
Tête-à-Tête
Hazel Rowley joins us for a look at her new joint biography of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre: Tête-à-Tête.
Music: “Tenderness” and “Fleeing the Longuet Home – Fugue” from the motion picture soundtrack for “A Little Thief” from Milan America Inc.
Music: “Tenderness” and “Fleeing the Longuet Home – Fugue” from the motion picture soundtrack for “A Little Thief” from Milan America Inc.
I, Wabenzi
Rafi Zabor won the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1998 for his novel The Bear Comes Home. Now, he’s finished the first volume of a planned 4-volume memoir: I, Wabenzi.
» Read the first chapter
Events:
Rafi Zabor will be speaking on:
Wednesday, November ...
» Read the first chapter
Events:
Rafi Zabor will be speaking on:
Wednesday, November ...
After the Victorians
At the height of its power, the British Empire controlled 1/5 of the world’s land area, and nearly a quarter of its population. In his sequel to The Victorians, historian A.N. Wilson looks at what led to the decline of this world power. The new book is After the Victorians. ...
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