Alice McDermott at the 92nd Street Y

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Alice McDermott at the 92nd Street Y

By: Alice McDermott

Narrated by: Roger Rosenblatt

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Alice McDermott "is a genius of quiet observation", said the Los Angeles Times. "One of our finest novelists." McDermott's books include Charming Billy, winner of the National Book Award, and After This.Listen to Alice McDermott's After This.©2008 92nd Street Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association (P)2008 92nd Street Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association

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The "Afternoon Night Table Series" at the 92nd Street Y is a favorite for literary buffs. The series has hosted Ann Beattie, E.L. Doctorow, and Gary Trudeau, among other great writers. In this interview from 2008, journalist and author Roger Rosenblatt interviews Alice McDermott, winner of both an American Book Award and a National Book Award for Fiction. Rosenblatt begins the program by reading exquisitely from the first chapter of McDermott's novel After This. In conversation, McDermott then expands on her own work and the themes that underlie her prose. The two extremely well-read writers delve beyond literature to how people transcend periods of grief to rediscover moments of joy.

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Roger Rosenblatt comes across as an arrogant, pompous self inflating asshole. He brags about himself and demeans McDermott. McDermott managed to be poised and insightful despite this jerk.

Alice McDermott is great, Rosenblatt is an a-hole

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