Craig Lancaster: 600 Hours of Edward
Series: The Write Question
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Length: 00:29:00
The protagonist of 600 Hours of Edward, Edward Stanton, has has Asberger syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder. His mental illness has kept him sequestered in his small house in a small city, where he keeps his distance from the outside world and the parents from whom he is larely estranged.
For the most part, Edward sticks to thins he can count on... and things he can count. but over the course of 25 days (or 600 hours) several events puncture the walls Edward has built around himself.
In the end, he faces a choice: open his life to experience and deal with the joys and heartaches that come with it, or remain behind his closed door.
During this program Craig Lancaster talks about his process of writing 600 Hours of Edward ("My wife says this was the month we test-drove divorce.", which is his first novel. He also reads from the book and talks about feedback he's received from mental health professionals and real people with Asperger's.
600 Hours of Edward has just been named as a 2009 Montana Book Award Honor Book.
Craig Lancaster lives in Billings, Montana, with his wife, Angela, and two dachshunds.
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Piece Description
The protagonist of 600 Hours of Edward, Edward Stanton, has has Asberger syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder. His mental illness has kept him sequestered in his small house in a small city, where he keeps his distance from the outside world and the parents from whom he is larely estranged.
For the most part, Edward sticks to thins he can count on... and things he can count. but over the course of 25 days (or 600 hours) several events puncture the walls Edward has built around himself.
In the end, he faces a choice: open his life to experience and deal with the joys and heartaches that come with it, or remain behind his closed door.
During this program Craig Lancaster talks about his process of writing 600 Hours of Edward ("My wife says this was the month we test-drove divorce.", which is his first novel. He also reads from the book and talks about feedback he's received from mental health professionals and real people with Asperger's.
600 Hours of Edward has just been named as a 2009 Montana Book Award Honor Book.
Craig Lancaster lives in Billings, Montana, with his wife, Angela, and two dachshunds.
Broadcast History
Broadcast on Montana Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio April 15, 2010.
Timing and Cues
"We'll hear more about the book, right after a short break." Music from 14:10 to 15:31.
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| Hard Eights | Springhill and Lyle Mays | springhill. | Reese Creek Records | 00:00 |
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