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by Arthur Miller
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Arthur Miller reads from Death of a Salesman with actress Mildred Dunnock, who played Linda Loman in the original Broadway production. It was recorded at 92Y on February 2, 1955.
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by Truman Capote
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Truman Capote reads "Among the Paths to Eden" and Breakfast at Tiffany's at 92Y in 1963.
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by Kurt Vonnegut
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This excerpt is Kurt Vonnegut's very first public reading of the classic Breakfast of Champions, three years before it was published. Recorded May 4, 1970 at Unterberg Poetry Center of 92nd Street Y.
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by Nikki Giovanni
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In this talk from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Nikki Giovanni tells many stories from her life and reads from her 2002 collection of poetry Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems.
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by John Cheever
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John Cheever was an American novelist and short story writer. He is sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs".
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by Ernest Hemingway
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Ernest Hemingway Reading His Own Works including The Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech. Released in 1965 from Caedmon Records.
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by Harold Pinter
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Harold Pinter reading The Hot House and One for the Road in 1989 at 92Y.
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by Allen Ginsberg
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Allen Ginsberg reads "What would you do if you lost it?" at 92Y on February 26, 1973. This recording kicks off the Dave Nolan Poetry Series, in honor of our beloved audio archivist who passed away in 2010.
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by Gertrude Stein
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Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874, in Pittsburgh - July 27, 1946) was an American writer, poet, feminist, playwright, and catalyst in the development of modern art and literature, who spent most of her life in France.
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by Garrison Keillor
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Garrison Keillor, author and host of "A Prairie Home Companion" marks the Christmas season in this streaming video presented by WGBH.
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