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WRITING THE WORLD

Program 07-05-20-A

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Who's the greatest writer living today? In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge great writers on great books. We'll talk with Nobel Laureates Toni Morrison and V.S. Naipaul. And if that's not enough, we'll also hear from Amy Tan, Alice Walker and Sherman Alexie. Also, a conversation with last year's winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature: Turkey's Orham Pamuk.

SEGMENT 1:

Sherman Alexie has written novels, film screenplays and a short story collection. He talks with Steve Paulson about being a Native American writer. And, Alice Walker won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel "The Color Purple." She talks with Jim Fleming about "Absolute Trust in the Goodness of the Earth," her collection of poems published after September 11.

SEGMENT 2:

V.S. Naipaul won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001. Steve Paulson speaks with him about his often controversial work which contains unflattering portraits of Islam and the developing world. Steve also talks with 2006 Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk about living a secular life in an Islamic world. Pamuk's novels include "Snow," from which we hear a reading.

SEGMENT 3:

Amy Tan talks with Anne Srainchamps and recalls how her mother used to believe the spirits of their ancestors dwelled inside the computer. How else could Amy know alll the family secrets? Also, Toni Morrison won the Nobel Prize in 1993. Her novels include "Sula," "Song of Solomon," and "Love." She talks with Steve Paulson about the unintended consequences of the Civil Rights movement.

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Books:

Sherman Alexie. “Ten Little Indians” (2003)
Toni Morrison. “Love” (2003)
V.S. Naipaul. “A Bend in the River” (1979)
Orhan Pamuk. “Snow” (2004)
Salman Rushdie. “The Satanic Verses” (1988)
Alice Walker. “Absolute Trust in the Goodness of the Earth” (2003)

Music:

• Star 6 & 789. The Orb. Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld. Island Red Records.
  
• Aluminum City. Honey Cut. The Day I Turned Into Glass. Quannum Projects.
  
• Kid A. Radiohead. Kid A. Capital Records.
  
• Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box. Radiohead. Amnesiac. Capital Records.
  
• Dysfunctional. Honey Cut. The Day I Turned Into Glass. Quannum Projects.
  
  

Distribution dates: week of 04/20/2008 - hour 1 week of 05/20/2007 - hour 1

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