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Stranger than fiction [cd] : the art of literary journalism / William McKeen. |
| Authors: | McKeen, William, 1954- |
| Call number: | CD 071.3 MCK |
| Publisher: | Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2010. |
| Publication date: | p2010. |
| Subject: |
Journalism -- United States.
Journalism -- United States -- History. American prose literature. |
| Series title: | Modern scholar. |
| Title: | Stranger than fiction [cd] : the art of literary journalism / William McKeen. |
| Physical description: | 7 sound discs (ca. 8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (80 p. : col. ill.) |
| Performer note: | Lectures given by William McKeen. |
| Contents note: | Ancestors -- The unforgettable fire (John Hersey) -- The mother of literary journalism (Lillian Ross) -- The egoist (Norman Mailer) -- The quasi-lit man (Terry Southern) -- The new art form (Truman Capote) -- The king of hangoutology (Gay Talese) -- Pandemonium with a big grin: Tom Wolfe, part I -- Pushing the envelope: Tom Wolfe, part II -- She who uses shyness as a weapon (Joan Didion) -- The man who became a verb (George Plimpton) -- A savage journey to the heart of a dream: Hunter S. Thompson, part I -- Truth is never told in daylight: Hunter S. Thompson, part II -- The legend on the license. |
| Notes: | Compact discs. "14 lectures"--Container. |
| Summary note: | Professor William McKeen delves into the origins of storytelling, the nature of literary journalism, and the ways in which literary journalism has affected culture and modes of expression. |
| Biography note: | Includes bibliographical references (guide) |
| ISBN: | 9781440782916 (sound discs) 1440782911 (sound discs) 9781440782923 (guide) 144078292X (guide) |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1252445 |
| Bib No.: | 1252445 |
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