In anticipation of the coming new year, Sampsonia Way looks back at the most-watched Writer’s Block video interviews of 2013. The Writer’s Block is an ongoing video series of interviews with visiting writers at City of Asylum/Pittsburgh.
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Sampsonia Way presents the ultimate book list based on the 19 Salon Readings that City of Asylum/Pittsburgh held during 2013. Each of the books on the list was written, edited, or translated by the stellar lineup of invited writers, journalists, and translators. Enjoy!
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This Q&A with Guatemalan author Eduardo Halfon reveals his own story as an author and as the grandson of a man who survived Auschwitz.
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This edition of The Writer’s Block features Guatemalan writer Eduardo Halfon whose novel The Polish Boxer was recently published in English.
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Guatemalan writer Eduardo Halfon will be in Pittsburgh for two readings of his novel The Polish Boxer, including a brief reading at Penguin Bookshop.
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In this interview novelist Eduardo Halfon discusses the music in his writing, his nomadic nature, and his reluctance to distinguish himself from his narrator.
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Read an excerpt from The Polish Boxer, Eduardo Halfon’s first novel to be published in English. The novel’s title comes from a story told by the narrator’s grandfather, who says he was saved in Auschwitz by a Polish boxer.
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