Pulp Fiction

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June 10, 2007

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Violence, crime, destitution. No so much fun in real life, but in literature they can be divine. In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge we'll dive into the world of pulp fiction. From the classic noir novel "The Postman Always Rings Twice" to the gritty under-belly of Nelson Algren's Chicago. Also, the ground-breaking graphic novels of Chris Ware. And the wintry paranoia of one of the fastest-growing new genres: Scandinavian Crime Fiction.

Studs Terkel on Nelson Algren

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Studs Terkel tells Steve Paulson why his friend Nelson Algren is one of America's great literary secrets. Among Terkel's latest books is "Hope Dies Last."

Neda Ulaby on "Tristram Shandy"

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Neda Ulaby, NPR reporter and cultural critic, talks with Jim Fleming about the film adaptation of Laurence Sterne's "Tristram Shandy."

Wesley Stace on "Tristram Shandy"

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Novelist Wesley Stace (AKA musician John Wesley Harding) tells Jim what the original novel, "Tristram Shandy," is all about.

Steve Paulson on Scandinavian Crime Fiction

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Steve Paulson reports on the new genre of Scandinavian crime fiction and we hear a reading from Karin Fossum's "He Who Fears the Wolf."

Chris Ware on "Jimmy Corrigan"

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Graphic novelist Chris Ware talks with Anne Strainchamps about the hard work of making comic books. Ware is the author of "Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth."

Kristen Asbjornsen on Setting Charles Bukowski's Poems to Music

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Charles Bukowski reads his poem, "The Poetry Reading." Then, Kristen Asbjornsen speaks with Jim Fleming from her home in Norway and explains how she set Bukowski's poems to music. And we hear the results.

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June 10, 2007
May 11, 2008
Guests: 
Studs Terkel

Studs Terkel

Journalist, Author and Broadcaster
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Neda Ulaby

Journalist

Wesley Stace

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Steve Paulson

Steve Paulson

Executive Producer
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Chris Ware

Cartoonist
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Kristen Asbjornsen

Musician
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