"Memoirs of a Geisha" writer Arthur Golden
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Piece Description
Arthur Golden spent ten years researching and writing his epic debut novel. Having earned a bachelor?s degree from Harvard in art history, specializing in Japanese art and an M.A. from Columbia in Japanese history, Golden spent three years working on his book and then scrapped it all after he met a real-life geisha. Interviewer Mike Pettengill asks Golden about his creative process and literary influences on this archive edition of New Letters on the Air. NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR is a weekly half-hour show featuring poets and writers of fiction and creative non-fiction. Whether in an interview that includes readings by an author, or in produced recordings of poetry readings or holiday anthologies, the program presents writers in an informative and entertaining format that highlights the creative process. The show is uplinked every Wednesday at 1900 EST, NOW ON DIGITAL CHANNEL A68.5, available on Content Depot, and is available for digital download.
Broadcast History
This program originally aired in a slightly different form on the Public Radio Satellite on May 26, 1999.
Timing and Cues
IN: It's NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR.
OUT: ...Thanks for listening to NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR.
Additional Files
- 60 second audio promo (ArthurGolden60.mp2)
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