S195. The Past Is the Present

Room L100 H&I, Lower Level
Saturday, April 11, 2015
12:00 pm to 1:15 pm

 

If history repeats itself, perhaps there is more to historical fiction than costume drama. Three acclaimed novelists who have written about the past discuss why it matters, and the ways in which so-called historical fiction is relevant today. They will offer insight into navigating the thin line between fiction and fact, and imagination and memory, in the pursuit of an important story.


Participants

Maud Casey is the author of The Man Who Walked Away, and two other novels; and a collection of stories, Drastic. She is the recipient of the Calvino Prize and her essays and reviews have appeared, among other places, in the New York Times, Salon, A Public Space, and the American Scholar.

 

Melissa Pritchard is the author of eight books of fiction and a recipient of NEA, Flannery O'Connor, Carl Sandburg, Kafka, Pushcart, and O. Henry prizes. Her work has been named a New York Times notable book, New York Times editors' choice, and best book of the year by the San Francisco Chronicle and Library Journal. Her nonfiction has appeared in O, The Oprah MagazineWilson Quarterly; and Byliner.

Elizabeth Gaffney is the author of the novels Metropolis and When the World Was Young, and the forthcoming short story collection Little Monsters. She is the editor at large of A Public Space and teaches writing at the New School, New York University, and Columbia University. Her short fiction has appeared in many magazines.

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