David King brings history to life in "Vienna 1814: How the Conquerors of Napoleon Made Love, War and Peace at the Congress of Vienna." Read about Tallyrand, Metternich, Castlereagh and Tsar Alexander and their romantic exploits with Wilhelmina, Princess Catherine and Dorothea. This is a true romp as well as very informative. I can't wait until King's next books which he says will be about a serial killer in Nazi occupied Paris.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Thursday, April 17, 2008
About Books, May 3
Joseph Horowitz has written a wonderful history called "Artists in Exile: How Refugees from Twentieth-Century War and Revolution Transformed the American Performing Arts." You'll read of the impact of refugees on music (Igor Stavinsky, Rudolph Serkin, Kurt Weill), dance (George Balanacine), film (Marlene Dietrich, Ernest Lubitsch) and theater (Stanislavsky).
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
About Books, April 26, 2008
Sylvia Sellers-Garcia is a very impressive first time novelist. Her book is titled "When the Ground Turns in Its Sleep." Bascially it is the story of a Guatemalan/ American who, after his fathers death, returns to Guatemals in search of his family's story. Guatemala is marred with the scars of a 30 year conflict about which the people are moslty silent. This book will alert you to the conditions of a county just three hours from us. I highly recommend it. Sellers-Garcia encourages you to read furthur about Guatemala. Her suggested titles are:
Mario Payeras: "Days of the Jungle"
Ricardo Falla: "Massacres in the Jungle"
Piero Gleijeses: "Shattered Hope"
For authors based in the US (and with recent publications), readers might like Daniel Wilkinson's "Silence on the Mountain" or one of the many books by Francisco Goldman. His recent publication "The Art of Political Murder" is about the assassination of Bishop Gerardi in Guatemala.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Mario Payeras: "Days of the Jungle"
Ricardo Falla: "Massacres in the Jungle"
Piero Gleijeses: "Shattered Hope"
For authors based in the US (and with recent publications), readers might like Daniel Wilkinson's "Silence on the Mountain" or one of the many books by Francisco Goldman. His recent publication "The Art of Political Murder" is about the assassination of Bishop Gerardi in Guatemala.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
About Books, April 19, 2008
Eddy Harris, an African American writer who now lives in France, visited the Augustana campus this year. Perhaps his most famous book is "Mississippi Solo," an account of a sole canoe trip down the Mississippi River. But my favorite is "South of Haunted Dreams," a memoir of Eddy's travels though southern states. You may also want to check out "Native Stranger," the story of his journey though Africa.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
About Books, April 12, 2008
Sukhdev Sandhu has written a fascinating little book for all of you who love London, England. Called "Night Haunts: a journey thourgh the London night," it recounts Sandhu's year long observations of what goes on while most of London is asleep. He joins the avian police as they hover in London skies from 7 to 7; he visits the Nuns of Tyburn who pray through the night; he rides with bargers; he goes into subterranean London with flushers. I found the book amazing and revealing. I almost bypassed the interview and am so glad for my change of heart. I also had a nice time visiting with Sukhdev about his work as a film critic for the London Daily Telegraph. He divides his time between London and New York where he is a Professor of English Literature at NYU.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
About Books, April 5, 2008
Thomas Joswick is professor emeritus of literature at Western Illinois University and has a special interest in nature writing and the art of John James Audobon. He talks about Audobon, bird field guides and his project of writing poems based on Audobon essays. He also reads a poen about the great blue heron and on about the pinneated grouse. Joswick will appear at the Figge Art Musuem on April 13.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
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