Paris Review Audio

The Paris Review Sessions The Paris Review Sessions
Salon's latest collaboration with the legendary journal includes exclusive recordings of J.D. McClatchy, Marilyn Hacker, Sarah Arvio and others.
"Pictures of Friuli" "Pictures of Friuli"
Listen to a poem by Pier Paolo Pasolini, in a new translation by Peter Borten and in the original Italian, read by Pietro Greppi.
The Paris Review
Three young writers from issue No. 159 read from their work.
The Paris Review: More new writers
Part 2 of the recording sessions for the journal's latest issue features writers Matthew Vollmer, Tom Healy and Richard Matthews.
The Paris Review: New Writers Issue
Salon Audio presents three new writers published in the latest issue of the review: Monica Ferrell, Nicole Krauss and Patricia Ferrell.
The Paris Review sessions, Part 3
Galway Kinnell and Charlie Smith read poems published in the Review, concluding our celebration of National Poetry Month.
The Paris Review sessions, Part 2
More lunchtime recordings: Rachel Wetzsteon, David Yezzi and Max Winter read from their work.
The Paris Review sessions
Poets Matthea Harvey, Agha Shahid Ali and Daniel Kunitz read from their work in celebration of National Poetry Month.
Heroin sheik Heroin sheik
In celebration of National Poetry Month, musician and "Basketball Diaries" author Jim Carroll reads poems published in the Paris Review.
Peevish Plimpton Peevish Plimpton
A veterinarian and pet advice columnist disappears in George Plimpton's quirky mystery "Pet Peeves."
doctorow E.L. Doctorow
The author tells George Plimpton about the trouble he has writing absence notes for his daughter and argues that it isn't necessary to go to war to become a writer.
hunter s thompson Hunter S. Thompson, Part 2
More from the interview with the gonzo journalist about the origin of "Fear and Loathing" and other topics.
john le carre Le Carré the spy
The author talks about working in the "secret world" during the Cold War and why he's a total bore.
How are you, Mr. Blue? How are you, Mr. Blue?
Garrison Keillor talks about his method of writing and the genesis of his tales of Lake Wobegon.
ann hood "Total Cave Darkness"
In this Paris Review story, an alcoholic woman runs away with a Protestant minister.
Hunter S. Thompson Hunter S. Thompson
In this rare interview, the psychedelic writer talks about Vietnam and the death of the American dream.
priscilla becker Priscilla Becker
The poet and schoolteacher reads about the harsh reality in childhood drawings and offers "a translation from English to English."

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