John Hawkes, Herbert Kubly, Wright Morris: March 12, 1965

The Poetry Center, in association with the Contemporary Arts Festival, presents novelists John Hawkes, Herbert Kubly, and Wright Morris reading from their works.

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APA
Location
Gallery Lounge, SFSC, San Francisco, CA
Date
03/12/1965
Total Run Time
01:24:59
Contributor
James Schevill
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John Hawkes (00:32:37)

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John Hawkes reads from selected works, and speaks on the different forms of destruction and cannibalism.

  • James Schevill introduces John Hawkes, Herbert Kubly, and Wright Morris (00:01)
  • Remarks on background information and themes of "The Cannibal" , "The Beetle Leg" , and "The Second Skin" and discusses visionary fiction and foreign languages (02:45)
  • from "The Cannibal" (05:00)
  • Provides further background information and themes of "The Cannibal" and "The Beetle Leg" (07:00)
  • from "The Beetle Leg" (10:24)
  • Remarks on the background, characters, and symbols of "The Beetle Leg" , "The Lime Twig" , and "Second Skin" (18:00)
  • from "Second Skin" (25:20)

Herbert Kubly (00:35:55)

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Herbert Kubly reads excerpts from The Whistling Zone.

  • Remarks on the production of "The Whistling Zone" and its themes, setting, and characters. (00:05)
  • from "The Whistling Zone" (01:49)

Wright Morris (00:26:30)

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Wright Morris reads from his novel One Day. The tape begins mid-reading.

  • from "One Day" (00:01)

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