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How I Turned into the Writer I Am Not

How I Turned into the Writer I Am Not

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library


How I Turned into the Writer I Am Not

FromALOUD @ Los Angeles Public Library

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Length:
70 minutes
Released:
Jun 26, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The work of British writer Geoff Dyer is frequently classified as “unclassifiable;” his writing is wildly eclectic, yet gorgeously coherent. His new book, Another Great Day at Sea—about life on an American aircraft carrier—is at the same time a travelogue, unerring social observation, and honed comedy. Zona, his meditation on the film Stalker, by Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky, was supposed to be a book about tennis; his book about D.H. Lawrence, Out of Sheer Rage, is essentially about not writing a book about D.H. Lawrence; and Yoga for People Who Can’t Be Bothered to Do It is definitely not a self-help book. Rodman and Dyer will attempt to account for the “singular restlessness” of Dyer’s writing, while happily digressing on other subjects. *Click here to see photos from the program!
Released:
Jun 26, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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ALOUD is the Library Foundation of Los Angeles' award-winning literary series of live conversations, readings and performances at the historic Central Library and locations throughout Los Angeles.