Austin Clarke reading, Live From Prairie Lights, July 23, 2003

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Title: Austin Clarke reading, Live From Prairie Lights, July 23, 2003
Creator: Clarke, Austin, 1934-
Contributor: Englander, Julie
Contributor: WSUI (Radio station : Iowa City, Iowa)
Prairie Lights (Iowa City, Iowa)
Publisher: WSUI (Radio station : Iowa City, Iowa)
Description: Austin Clarke reads from his award-winning book The Polished Hoe. The novel won Canada's prestigious Giller Prize. It is set in Clarke's native country in the West Indies and takes place the 1950s. An elaborately structured story of a murderess confessing to a crime whose life and family were part of the society built on slavery. Clarke's reading is mesmerizing!
Notes: Live From Prairie Lights was a live public radio program broadcast from Prairie Lights, an independent bookstore in Iowa City, Iowa. The program showcased new and established writers from around the world.
Subjects: Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: Authors
Writing
Subject: Time: 2000-2010
Subject: Place: United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City
Physical Description: 00:59:35
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File name: LPL_2003_07_23.mp
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dramatic readings
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