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Craig Nova Sep 12, 1994

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The Book of Dreams Craig Nova discusses the tough guy and ---noir--- novel as points of origin for his dark investigation of the California dream.

Dennis McFarland Aug 29, 1994

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School for the Blind Grief, suicide and death are central to Dennis McFarland---s fiction; in this interview he examines some of the reasons why.

Aram Saroyan Aug 15, 1994

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Editor, The Collected Poems of Ted Berrigan The late Ted Berrigan---s influence on the New York School of Poets is discussed by his friend and editor.

Carol Edgarian Aug 08, 1994

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Rise the Euphrates The Armenian genocide provides the background for this multi-generational first-novel.

Whitney Otto Aug 01, 1994

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Now You See Her Aging and its metaphors are discussed by the author of How to Make an American Quilt.

Dennis Cooper Jul 25, 1994

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Try Novelist Dennis Cooper discusses the aesthetics of violence and pornography and the special syntax of Generation X.

Jane Hirshfield Jul 18, 1994

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The October Palace; Women in Praise of the Sacred Devotional literature, Buddhism, and the relationship between poetry and personal theology are discussed by the poet-anthologist.

Caleb Carr Jul 11, 1994

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The Alienist The development of American psychology at the turn of the century is the intellectual linchpin of this popular thriller.

Carlos Fuentes Jun 27, 1994

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The Orange Tree Noted intellectual and diplomat Carlos Fuentes explores eroticism in fiction.

Jim Harrison Jun 20, 1994

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