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'The Postcard' and 'Good Night, Irene' detail how WWII impacted two families

'The Postcard' and 'Good Night, Irene' detail how WWII impacted two families

FromNPR's Book of the Day


'The Postcard' and 'Good Night, Irene' detail how WWII impacted two families

FromNPR's Book of the Day

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Jun 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today's episode features two novels intertwining family and wartime history. First, Anne Berest speaks with NPR's Scott Simon about The Postcard, based on the real-life holiday card her family received of relatives who'd been killed at Auschwitz years prior, and the journey that unfurled more than decade later to determine where the image came from. Then, Simon is joined by Luis Alberto Urrea, author of Good Night, Irene, who explains how his mother's real-life experience feeding and cheering on American soldiers during the war fueled his novel about the brave women on the frontlines of battle.
Released:
Jun 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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