To the Best of Our Knowledge

PROMO       5/27/2007    "Author, Author" - Part 2 of 4: Modern
                         Classics
*It's been called divine and it's been called disgusting. it's arguably
one of the most important books of all time. In this hour of To the Best
of Our Knowledge, Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" as we ask the question
"what makes a modern classic?" Also, the best-selling novel of all time
in Sweden, a coming of age story called "Popular Music from Vittula."
And why the classics get better and richer with each re-reading.

PROGRAM RUNDOWN:   "Modern Classics"

0:00 - 17:04        SEGMENT 1: (17:05)
            Mikael Niemi is the author of the best selling book in
            Swedish history. "Popular Music from Vittula" is a
            poignant coming of age story and its author talks with
            Steve Paulson.  Jim Fleming speaks with Khaled Hosseini,
            author of "The Kite Runner."
                         
            Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

17:05 - 17:34  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

17:35 - 36:21       SEGMENT 2: (19:47)
            Steve Paulson talks with writers and editors about the
            enduring influence of Vladimir Nabokov's novel "Lolita." 
            The book was published over 50 years ago and is the story
            of a middle aged man's sexual obsession with a twelve
            year old girl.  Also, Azar Nafisi is the author of
            "Reading Lolita in Tehran." Her book tells the story of
            how this English professor met with her students to
            discuss Western literature in Revolutionary Iran.
                    
            Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

36:22 - 36:51       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

36:52 - 53:00       SEGMENT 3: (15:07)
            Jean Ferraca reads from Italo Calvino's novel "If on A
            Winter's Night A Traveler."  And, Anne Fadiman, editor of
            a book called "Rereadings: Seventeen writers revisit
            books they love" talks with Anne Strainchamps about the
            joys of re-reading the classics. And best-selling
            novelist Jane Hamilton shares some of her favorite
            endings from modern literature with Steve Paulson.
                              
            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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