Ben Lerner on Leaving the Atocha Station

Date
2012-10-14
Interviewer: Wachtel, Eleanor
Host: Wachtel, Eleanor
Interviewee: Lerner, Ben, 1979-
Producer: Stinson, Mary (Producer)
Producer: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Description

Eleanor Wachtel speaks with American poet and novelist Ben Lerner. His recent book, Leaving the Atocha Station is being compared to the work of Fernando Pessoa and Albert Camus. It's the 33-year-old poet's first novel, and was named one of the best books of the year by many publications, including The New Yorker, The Guardian, and The New Statesman.

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1 online resource (1 audio file (52 min., 52 sec.))
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New York (N.Y.)
Toronto (Ont.)
Subject
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. English Networks
CBC Books
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Wachtel, Eleanor. Writers & company
Authorship
Authors, American--Interviews
Lerner, Ben, 1979-
Lerner, Ben, 1979- Leaving the Atocha Station
Poets--Fiction
Americans--Spain--Fiction
Self-realization--Fiction
Art and literature--Fiction
Madrid (Spain)--Fiction
García Lorca, Federico, 1898-1936
Madrid Train Bombings, Madrid, Spain, 2004
Partido Popular (Spain)
Franco, Francisco, 1892-1975
Political culture--United States--History--21st century
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892. Leaves of grass
Poetry--Authorship
Fiction--Authorship
Genre
Discussion
Interviews
Literary readings
Poetry readings
Sound recordings
Type of resource
Sound recording non-musical
Language
English
Part of
Writers & Company
Identifier
WritersAndCo-2012-10-14
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