TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE

PROMO FOR "Novel Novels"
*Is Jennifer Egan's book, "A Visit from the Goon Squad," a novel or is it a
series of entangled stories?  It's a fair question because this polyphonic
narrative covers a lot of territory   from satire to tragedy told from a wide
range of characters' points of view.  And one chapter takes the form of a
PowerPoint Presentation.   In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, Egan
talks about her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, as we explore novel novels

PROGRAM RUNDOWN:  "Novel Novels"

0:00 - 17:46   SEGMENT 1: (17:45)
     Experimental novels didn't start with James Joyce, or even Cervantes. 
     They go back to the beginning of civilization.  Jennifer Egan's new
     novel is called "A Visit from the Goon Squad," and it's received the
     2010 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2011 Pulitzer Prize. 
     Jennifer Egan tells Steve Paulson all about her polyphonic narrative.
               
     Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio International."

17:46 - 18:15  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

18:15 - 19:46  SEGMENT 2: (11:29)
     Steven Moore has written several books on modern literature.  His latest
     is a massive treatment called "The Novel: An Laternative History,
     Beginnings to 1600."  Moore tells Steve Paulson there is a rich history
     of experimental fiction.
               
     Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio International."

19:46 - 30:15  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

30:15 - 53:00  SEGMENT 3: (00:00)
     Novelist Christopher Miller's debut novel "Sudden Noises from Inanimate
     Objects" has been called "funny, sinister, and endlessly inventive."  He
     tells Jim Fleming about the novel, which takes the form of liner notes
     for a box set by a fictional musician.  Miller is also the author of
     "The Cardboard Universe: A Guide to the World of Phoebus K. Dank."  Jeff
     Bursey is a Canadian author and reviewer whose new book is called
     "Verbatim: A Novel."  It's set in a fictional province and presented in
     the form of the "Hansard," (sort of the Canadian equivalent of the
     Congressional Record.)
               
     Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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