{"product_id":"interviews-from-the-edge-9781501347450","title":"Interviews from the Edge","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInterviews from the Edge \u003c\/i\u003epresents a selection of conversations, drawn from 50 years of the international journal \u003ci\u003eNew Orleans Review\u003c\/i\u003e, that dive head-first into the most enduring aesthetic and social concerns of the last half century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From reflections on the making of literature and films to personal accounts of writing inside racial divides and working against capital punishment, the writers, poets, and activists featured in this book offer not only a fresh perspective on our present struggles but also perhaps a way through themfor writers and readers alike. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI think it's frightfully important, and this is really much more difficult than it sounds, \u003ci\u003eonly\u003c\/i\u003e to say what you \u003ci\u003eabsolutely\u003c\/i\u003e believe.  Christopher Isherwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Most American writers probably do not think of their writing as a kind of activism. And it shouldn't have to beI don't think we can impose that on writersbut it can be. I think for many writers, the ones I admireit is.  Vi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn anthology that examines both the art of literature and the social issues of the last 50 years. * The Writer *\u003cbr\u003eFocus[ing] on both the subjects' artistic output and personal engagement with racism, sexism, capital punishment . . . [t]hese unusually candid conversations with authors . . . offer perspectives on aesthetics and the realities of resistance that will appeal to a range of writers and readers. * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating half century of conversations with some of the most influential writers of the last hundred years . . . a brilliant work of depth and scope. * Seattle Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eWriters of all genres will be inspired by discussions with twenty-four authors and activists . . . who share their unique perspectives on a wide range of topics covering the aesthetic and social aspects of writing. * Poets \u0026amp; Writers *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Yakich\u003c\/i\u003e (New Orleans Review \u003ci\u003eEditor, 2012-present) and John Biguenet (\u003c\/i\u003eNew Orleans Review \u003ci\u003eEditor, 1980-1992)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Interviews\u003c\/b\u003e Ernest Gaines (1969) \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by Gregory Fitz Gerald and Peter Marchant)\u003c\/i\u003e Joseph Heller (1971) \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexis Gonzalez and John Mosier)\u003c\/i\u003e Christopher Isherwood (1975) \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah Smith and Marcus Smith)\u003c\/i\u003e Anaïs Nin (1976) \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeffrey Bailey)\u003c\/i\u003e Lina Wertmüller (1976) \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eErnest Ferlita, S.J. and John Navone, S.J.)\u003c\/i\u003e Bertrand Tavernier (1978) \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Mosier)\u003c\/i\u003e Eudora Welty (1978) \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeanne Rolfe Nostrandt)\u003c\/i\u003e James Tate (1980)  \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoe David Bellamy)\u003c\/i\u003e Jorge Luis Borges (1982) \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Biguenet and Tom Whalen)\u003c\/i\u003e Catharine Stimpson (1984) \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Lussier and Peggy McCormack)\u003c\/i\u003e Carolyn Heilbrun (1985)  \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Lussier and Peggy McCormack)\u003c\/i\u003e Armando Valladares (1985)  \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Marling)\u003c\/i\u003e James Baldwin (1986)  \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid C. Estes)\u003c\/i\u003e John Ashbery (1990)  \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Munn)\u003c\/i\u003e Valerie Martin (1994)  \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary A. McCay and Christine Wiltz)\u003c\/i\u003e Jack Gilbert (1996)  \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRalph Adamo and John Biguenet)\u003c\/i\u003e Sheila Heti (2013)  \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAri Braverman)\u003c\/i\u003e Susan Bernofsky (2013)  \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eClark Allen)\u003c\/i\u003e Francine Prose (2014)  \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAri Braverman)\u003c\/i\u003e Harold Jaffe (2014)  \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobin Andreasen)\u003c\/i\u003e Yuri Herrera (2018)  \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Sulis Kim)\u003c\/i\u003e Viet Thanh Nguyen (2018) \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Sulis Kim)\u003c\/i\u003e Luisa Valenzuela (2018) \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Sulis Kim)\u003c\/i\u003e Sister Helen Prejean (2018)  \u003ci\u003e(Interviewed by \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Yakich)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments Index\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739785867607,"sku":"9781501347450","price":17.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501347450.jpg?v=1720053139","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/interviews-from-the-edge-9781501347450","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}