Michael Ondaatje's new novel tells the tale of an eleven year old boy who traveled on board The Oronsay from Ceylon to England in 1952. Michael Ondaatje traveled on board The Oronsay from Ceylong to England in 1952, when he was eleven years old. In this uncut interview he tells Jim Fleming that while one story informs the other, they are not the same.
Intelligent. Optimistic. Curious.
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A 93 year old bee-keeping Sherlock Holmes gets embroiled with the son of a former client in Japan, and forges a relationship with his new housekeeper's son.
Chang's new novel follows the lives of students and one particular professor in a creative writing program in the Midwest.
Peter Cordani is CEO of Dyn-O-Mat. He invents things. Like Dyn-O-Storm - a polymer gel that can be sprayed on clouds to make them go away.
Lera Auerbach's obsession with time has impacted her life in music. We hear examples of her literary and musical achievements.
Robert Laughlin says that the internet is full of information, but it may not be anything you want.
Poet Mary Rose O'Reilly talks with Anne Strainchamps about the archaeology of memory and reads some of her work.
Piri Thomas is best known for his classic memoir “Down These Mean Streets.” Now in his mid-70's, Thomas is still active as an educator and activist with juvenile offenders.
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