To the Best of Our Knowledge

PROMO       "Author, Author" - Part 1 of 4: Writing the World
*Who's the greatest writer living today? In this hour of To the Best of
Our Knowledge great writers on great books. We'll talk with Nobel
Laureates Toni Morrison and V.S. Naipaul. And if that's not enough,
we'll also hear from Amy Tan, Alice Walker and Sherman Alexie. Also, a
conversation with last year's winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature:
Turkey's Orham Pamuk.

PROGRAM RUNDOWN:   "Writing the World"

0:01 - 20:02        SEGMENT 1: (20:02)
            Sherman Alexie has written novels, film screenplays and a
            short story collection.  He talks with Steve Paulson
            about being a Native American writer. And, Alice Walker
            won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel "The Color Purple." 
            She talks with Jim Fleming about "Absolute Trust in the
            Goodness of the Earth," her collection of poems published
            after September 11.
                    
            Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

20:03 - 20:32  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

20:33 - 35:54       SEGMENT 2: (15:22)
            V.S. Naipaul won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001. 
            Steve Paulson speaks with him about his often
            controversial work which contains unflattering portraits
            of Islam and the developing world. Steve also talks with
            2006 Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk about living a secular
            life in an Islamic world.  Pamuk's novels include "Snow,"
            from which we hear a reading.
                    
            Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

35:55 - 36:24       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

36:25 - 53:00       SEGMENT 3: (16:35)
            Amy Tan talks with Anne Srainchamps and recalls how her
            mother used to believe the spirits of their ancestors
            dwelled inside the computer. How else could Amy know alll
            the family secrets?  Also, Toni Morrison won the Nobel
            Prize in 1993. Her novels include "Sula," "Song of
            Solomon," and "Love." She talks with Steve Paulson about
            the unintended consequences of the Civil Rights movement. 
                                                  
            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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